Updated / Sunday, 7 Jun 2026 18:17

Hearse in Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium in Harold's Cross, Dublin.

Tenanty AA Funeral Services in Ardee said the hearse was stolen in the early hours of this morning (Stock image)

Two teenage boys have been arrested after a hearse was stolen from a Co Louth funeral home and driven dangerously.

Tenanty AA Funeral Services in Ardee said the hearse was stolen in the early hours of this morning.

The business said they have not got the hearse back and have a number of funerals due in the coming days. They said that another funeral service has allowed them to borrow a hearse.

GardaĆ­ arrested two boys who were detained in a garda station in Co Louth. One of the boys has since been released without charge pending a referral to the Garda National Youth Diversion Bureau.