Gardaí hunt for burglars they believe targeted five rural Tipperary homes last week

Gardaí believe the same criminals are responsible for four house burglaries and an attempted house burglary across a number of rural south Tipperary communities last week.

Three of the homes were burgled on Tuesday (May 7), two of the houses, located in the South Lodge area between Kilsheelan and Grangemockler, were broken into between 3pm and 7pm that day. Property was stolen from one of the residences.

A house in the Mullinahone area was burgled the same day and some property was also stolen from the premises.

There was an attempted break-in of a house at Ardsallagh, Fethard, which is between Cashel and Fethard, at approximately 2.30pm on Wednesday, May 8. The burglars were disturbed and fled the scene in a vehicle.

One of the men is described as being about 6ft in height and of medium build. He was wearing a khaki-coloured fleece jacket and a dark coloured baseball cap. The second man was approximately 5ft 10 inches tall and of normal build and was wearing a black jacket with dark coloured baseball cap. Both men had their faces covered.

Meanwhile, a house in the Ballingarry area was burgled last Friday, May 10 at approximately 10am. Gardaí report a number of items of property were stolen from the residence.

Gardaí have appealed to anyone who has dashcam footage and travelled along the R692 between Cashel and Fethard on May 8 and saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area to contact Clonmel Garda Station on (052) 6177640.

They have also urged anyone with information on the burglaries in the South Lodge and Mullinahone areas to contact Clonmel Garda Station.

Gardaí at Thurles Garda Station are investigating the Ballingarry burglary and have appealed to anyone with information on that break-in to call them at (0504) 25100.