Boating equipment worth over €30k stolen from local marina

Outboard engines and boating equipment worth in excess of €30,000 were stolen from a local marina over the weekend.

Gardaí have appealed to the public for dashcam footage or CCTV in the vicinity of Lakeside Marina, Low Road, close to Ballykeeran, or along the nearby roads like the busy N55, between 10pm on Sunday night and 2am Monday morning.

In total, 19 outboard engines and other marine equipment were taken during what a garda spokesperson described as a “substantial burglary” at the business late Sunday night and into the early hours of Monday.

The engines and equipment are heavy meaning a bigger vehicle than a car would be needed to transport that quantity away from the site, the spokesperson added.

He appealed to anyone who noticed any suspicious vehicles or movements in the area late Sunday night or in the early hours of Monday to call Athlone Garda Station 09064 98550.