Town in Tipperary ranks fourth nationally for burglary cases as new court figures revealed

1,187 people nationally were before the district courts across Ireland for burglary offences in the first nine months of 2025.

A further 347 people were sent forward for trial in the circuit court for burglary offences between January and September 2025.

That is according to figures provided to Ireland South MEP and former barrister Cynthia Ní Mhurchú from the Irish Courts Service.

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The figures point to a relatively small group of repeat offenders that are responsible for a disproportionate share of burglary offences.

In the first nine months of 2025, 1,771 burglary cases came before the District Court, involving just 1,187 individuals — highlighting a high level of repeat or multiple offending.

A similar pattern emerged in the Circuit Court, where 729 burglary cases were tried over the same period, committed by just 529 offenders. Clonmel has a surprisingly high rate of burglary and is listed as fourth on the list, with 60 people coming before the district and circuit courts.

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Nenagh district court office dealt with less than half that at 27 people on burglary charges.

Ní Mhurchú has reiterated Garda calls on people to stop posting holiday pictures on social media, which advertise that they are not at home and also to look out for any suspicious vehicles or activity on their neighbours property - in particular in very rural parts of the country during the dark winter months – a peak time for the offence of burglary.

The MEP has also called for a range of measures to tackle burglary including an end to the practice of letting burglars out on temporary release from our prisons.

38 burglars were on temporary release as of the June 23 2025, according to figures provided by the Irish Prison Service.

She has also called for more targeted community supports to protect communities against burglary including a doubling of funding under the Community Safety fund, more funding for community CCTV and consideration to be given to expanding grant aid schemes for security alarms to be installed in the homes of older people, in particular those who are living alone in rural Ireland.

The Seniors Alert Scheme provides grant support for the supply of personal alarm equipment but not house alarms, which could play a key role in preventing burglaries, particularly for older people living alone in rural areas.