Two Limerick men face 125 charges in million-euro theft spree

A 31-YEAR-old Limerick man has been charged with two additional alleged offences at Wolfe Tones GAA club in Shannon.

At Ennis District Court, an additional 20 charges were brought against Eddie Carey of De Vere Court, John Carew Park, Limerick to bring the total number of charges that Mr Carey is facing to 66.

Mr Carey's co-accused, Owen Casey (28) of Salvia Court, Keyes Park, Southill, Limerick is facing 59 charges bringing to 125 charges the two men are facing.

In court, Judge Alec Gabbett said that the Book of Evidence in the case “will be enormous”.

The two men are facing charges as part of an overall Garda investigation into an estimated €1m in value in property that has been allegedly stolen or damaged in a spate of burglaries across Limerick, Clare and Galway.

No monetary value has been put on the alleged multiple burglaries that Mr Carey and Mr Casey are charged with.

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Eddie Carey has been on remand in custody since January 19 after he was refused bail and Mr Casey has been in custody since April 13 after also failing to secure bail.

In new charges brought against Mr Carey, he is now charged with causing €16,000 in criminal damage to the bar counter of Wolfe Tones GAA Clubhouse in Shannon on July 9 last.

Mr Carey is also charged with arson where is accused of damaging by fire the entrance steps to Wolfe Tones on the same date. 

In evidence previously heard at a bail hearing for Mr Casey, Det Garda Aoife O’Malley told the bail hearing that Mr Casey along with two of his associates are suspected to be involved in burglaries and stealing high value vehicles across the Mid-West with a combined estimated monetary value in excess of €1m

Det Garda O'Malley said that the Garda investigation commenced out of Ennis Garda Station last July and is investigating 92 separate alleged offences with a monetary value of in excess of €1m in stolen and damaged property and stolen vehicles.

Det O’Malley said that  the 92 separate alleged offences include 31 commercial burglaries, 24 residential burglaries and 27 unauthorised taking of vehicles between January 2024 and March 2025.

Det O’Malley said that it will be alleged that the high value vehicles were stolen to buy for another criminal network for financial gain.

Det O’Malley said that the burglaries were “highly organised”.

Det O’Malley said that in relation to some of the unauthorised taking of vehicles, there are videos of the alleged crimes occurring at the time that they are occurring.

Det O'Malley did not put a monetary value on the offences that Mr Casey is charged with.

Judge Gabbett remanded the two accused in custody via video link to re-appear before Ennis District Court on Wednesday.