Shoplifters in Cavan and Monaghan are giving two fingers to the state.
That's according to Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchu who has called for a zero-tolerance approach.
The MEP has obtained new regional crime figures from the CSO which show that shoplifting has dramatically increased across most counties in Ireland over the past 20 years. The Ireland South MEP has called for tough action against the minority of people who feel it is acceptable to steal from hard working small family retail businesses.
There were 222 recorded incidents of shoplifting in the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division in 2003. This rose to 402 recorded incidents of shoplifting in Cavan/Monaghan in 2024, an increase of 81%. The Ireland South MEP has also called for measures included in the Programme for Government to be introduced immediately to tackle the rise in shoplifting across the country.
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