Nenagh gardaí issue warning to boat owners following spate of engine thefts

The gardaí in north Tipperary have warned owners of boats on Lough Derg to be vigilant after a number of outboard engines were stolen from craft moored around the lake.

Sgt Declan O’Carroll of Nenagh Garda Station said two engines were stolen in the Kilgravan area recently and another from a boat moored near Garrykennedy.

“Boat owners need to be aware that while this type of crime, which was prevalent in past years, has not gone away,” he said.

Sgt O’Carroll said that these types of thefts, though at a lower level, were still ongoing.

The theft of boat engines in recent years has forced clubs with boathouses in lakeside locations such as Ballina, Killaloe and Garrykennedy to invest in CCTV systems in a bid to combat such thefts.