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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
William Dunne

Footage shows scene where digger ripped ATM from wall in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan

This video shows the damage at a bank in Co Monaghan where an ATM was stolen on Monday morning.

An investigation is underway after the AIB cash machine was taken by thieves.

A digger was used in the robbery which took place at around 3am on the Main Street in Castleblayney.

No one was injured in the incident, and a section of the street has been closed off.

The machine was removed from the front wall of the branch before being placed in a trailer which was towed by a dark coloured jeep.

It is understood a Jeep, van and stolen digger were used in the robbery (Philip Fitzpatrick)
Gardaí were alerted to the robbery at the AIB on Main Street at around 3am (Philip Fitzpatrick)

Gardai launch investigation after ATM stolen in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan  

A garda spokesman told the Irish Mirror: "Gardai in Castleblaney are investigating the theft of an ATM on Main Street at approximately 3am this morning.

"A digger removed the ATM from the wall before loading it onto a trailer being towed by a dark coloured jeep. The jeep left in the direction of the Oram Road."

It comes just two days after another digger was used to steal an ATM in Co Antrim on Monday morning.

An investigation is under way after a cash machine was stolen from Castleblayney in Co Monaghan (Philip Fitzpatrick)

Thieves steal ATM using digger from family run business in Co Antrim  

The incident was described as "disgraceful" by authorities. The digger had been stolen from a building site and then torched at the scene.

At around 3:25am Monday morning, thieves used a stolen digger to rip an ATM from the side wall of a Nisa convenience store on Brook Street, in Ahoghill.

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