Gardaí have launched an investigation following the theft of timber from a rural walkway in Co. Tipperary in recent days.
Officers believe that the “significant amount of timber” was stolen sometime between Saturday (April 6) and Monday (April 9) from Killeens, Ballynonty.
“The timber was installed as part of the Littleton Labyrinth Walkway in conjunction with Bord na Mona and Tipperary County Council,” according to a post on social media by An Garda Síochána in Tipperary.
Anyone with any information or who may have seen suspicious activity in the area is being asked to contact Thurles Garda Station on (0504) 25100.
In 2022, planning permission was granted for a new 7km walk and cycleway along the route of an old peat rail line at Littleton Bog.
The initiative is the first phase of the Littleton Bog Complex, a project to transform the area into a major tourism hub for outdoor activities.
Gardaí
Separately, an investigation is underway into the suspected theft of diesel from a farm in Co. Cork.
Gardaí confirmed to Agriland they are investigating an incident of a theft from farmland in Boherbue, west Cork in the early hours of Thursday, April 4.
The Kilcummin Community Alert social media page stated: “The vehicle involved in this theft has been seized by Gardaí, but culprits have not been located at this time.”
The post added that the theft was in the “Boherbue/Kiskeam area”.
They added that those who noticed anything suspicious in the area are being asked to contact Macroom Garda Station on 026 20590.