€5,000 worth of tools taken

Tools worth an estimated €5,000 were taken from a shed in the Knockdrin area last Tuesday, February 7.

The burglary is believed to have occurred during the day when the occupants of the adjoining house were elsewhere.

A garda spokesperson says that it is vital that householders do as much as they can to secure their outbuildings as well as their homes.

Six drink and drug drivers

Six people were arrested over the last week for driving under the influence of drink or drugs, a spokesperson at Mullingar Garda Station has confirmed this week.