A brazen individual has been captured on CCTV at the local GAA grounds in Smithboro stealing return logo bottles and cans in broad daylight.
In recent weeks the local club, Eire Og installed 4 bins that holds bottles and cans in an effort to raise fund for juveniles at the Monaghan club.
In a post on social media over the weekend, the Smithboro GAA club said if anyone was aware of who the person was, they should contact them.
The club is appealing to other sporting groups to be aware.
It’s also understood going by the CCTV footage that the perpetrator is driving a sandy colour saloon type 2009 Renault Megane.
The incident occurred just after lunchtime on Thursday the 5th of June.
A spokesperson for the club said: "We were deeply disappointed when we noticed the theft of our bottle return bins, which were part of our fundraising initiative for our juvenile teams.”
Video footage shows a man opening the bins with a key and loading the contents into his car. The club says the loss to the juveniles is estimated to be in the region of €200.
