There’s been a huge rise in the theft of power lines in the past year, with 27 thousand customers losing electricity supply so far this year in 48 robberies from the ESB.
It’s estimated the thefts from the network have amounted to around 5 million euro so far this year
Crimestoppers has today launched a campaign urging the public to confidentially report any theft of metal, including power cables, copper phone wires, road signs or goal posts.
Assistant Garda Commissioner, Derek Byrne, says 5 people were arrested over the theft of power cables in early August, and there have been no robberies since they were caught.
