WARNING: Tipperary gardaí issue alert over items taken from graveyard without permission
It is theft!
Removing any item from a graveyard without express permission is theft, Tipperary gardaí have warned.
Gardaí added: "Please report this if you have had something taken from a loved-one's grave.
"Furthermore, anyone found to be acting in a manner contrary to the solemnity of a graveyard could be facing a day out in court!
"Gardaí will be including these resting places as part of their daily patrols.
"Contact your local garda station should this occur."