GARDAÍ have urged car owners to be on the alert when they park their vehicles, following the theft of number plates.
Between 5.05pm and 11pm on Monday, May 11, the front and rear number plates of a red Toyota Corolla hatchback were stolen while it was parked on the road outside of Bunratty Castle Hotel. The registration is 04 C 24375.
Between 8.30pm on Monday, May 11 and 5pm on Tuesday, May 12, the number plate of a blue Toyota Corolla saloon was stolen, while parked at Cuirt na hEaglaise, Newmarket-on-Fergus. The registration number is 98 D 42483.
At around 7.20pm on Saturday last, the number plates from a blue Ford Fiesta hatchback were stolen while it was parked in Tradaree Court in Shannon. The registration number is 06 D 37722.
Gardaí are asking for help in respect of any suspicious activity in the areas at the time or to watch out for the number plates on any other vehicles.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.