Attempted burglary in Ballyhaise
Homeowner interrupts thieves
The Ballyhaise community is shaken after a home was invaded by several men in an attempt to rob the house.
It is understood that the homeowner came back from a walk in the evening time around 8pm when he found a number of men in his house. In the ensuing confrontation, the Ballyhaise man reportedly suffered an injury. This has has not been confirmed by official sources.
Gardaí said units responded to reports of an alleged burglary of a residential property in Ballyhaise, Co Cavan, that occurred between 7 and 9:30pm on Wednesday, November 11. Investigations are ongoing.
The targeted house is on the village street not far from the town shop, which leaves neighbours and friends "concerned and worried", a local told the Celt. Calling the perpetrators "brazen and opportunist" they say it has left the locals anxious.
"You never think something like this will come to your doorstep and now it has. It also makes me wonder, from where were these people watching," the local pondered if the perpetrators had been staking out the property unseen.
Ballyhaise native and Councillor Stiofán Conaty condemned the "bad act".
"My thoughts are with the family whose home was targeted in Wednesday’s attempted burglary. Nobody should feel unsafe in their homes, and nobody should have to worry about leaving their homes unattended in the evening time, especially in a place like Ballyhaise," he told the Celt.
He said Ballyhaise was a generally "safe and relatively quiet village", so there was naturally great shock and anxiety in the community following this incident. "It is a reminder that we should always be vigilant and keep an eye out for our neighbours, particularly in the run up to Christmas."
He continued saying: "Whether or not it's connected with other similar robberies in the region, I have every faith in our local Garda Síochána that the low-lives behind it will be brought to justice, sooner rather than later. I encourage anyone with any information, be it eye-witness or doorbell cameras or dashcam footage, to make contact with Cavan Garda Station immediately."