Kildare woman reunited with sentimental blanket after stolen car is recovered

Laois Gardai reunited a Monasterevin resident with her stolen car containing sentimental items including a blanket she was sewing for a family wedding.

The theft of the car and its contents was highlighted when the owner appeared on RTE’s Liveline.

“Recently Martina was talking to Joe Duffy on  RTE Live Line about her car which had been stolen. The car was subsequently recovered in County Laois along with the beautiful quilt she had made and "Susie" the sewing machine,” Laois Offaly Gardai said. 

Gardai said the car was stolen from Monasterevin in Kildare on Tuesday, March 7.  

Pictured above: Martina reunited with her quilt.

“Along with the stolen vehicle, a number of items of sentimental value including a sewing machine and quilt which the owner of the vehicle had been making for a family member's wedding for a considerable period of time, were recovered,” they added.

Gardai said two males were arrested and investigations are ongoing.