Tipperary has been identified as a balckspot for cable theft by Eircom.
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The company says nationwide, cable theft has cost them a quarter
of a million euro so far this year.
Criminals gangs target the wire for its valuable copper content.
Tipperary has been identified as a black spot for theft, aswell
as Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Carlow and Cavan.
The gangs generally operate in remote rural areas, in order
to avoid detection.