Darragh McCullough: Spate of robberies has us living in fear – it’s time for a new plan to tackle thieves

Gardaí seem powerless to stop the recent surge in farm thefts of everything from GPS systems to Landcruisers

It's thought the thieves are avoiding CCTV by coming through the fields. Photo: Stock image

Darragh McCullough

A blitz of farm robberies in my area has me, along with every other property owner, feeling very vulnerable.

It’s only a month since we’d a pair of gurriers smash their way into the farm shop to steal the princely sum of €20 from the till.