COMPUTER EQUIPMENT STOLEN FROM TUAM CONVENT

Date Published: 20-Oct-2007

Tuam Gardai are investigating a burglary of the Mercy Convent in the town.A groundfloor room in the secondary school was broken into on Thursday night and 2,000 euro worth of computer equipment stolen. Staff noticed the missing computers when the school opened on Friday morning.There was no damage done to the rest of the building. Anyone with information on the burglary is asked to contact Tuam Garda station on 093 24202. The raid happened the same day an East Galway TD made an appeal to the Minister for Justice in the Dail to provide extra garda manpower in Galway following a spate of burgularies around the county.Deputy Paul Connaugton said in most cases the robbers are gaining entry into the groundfloor of houses targeted.