{"id":367526,"date":"2026-03-27T05:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/367526\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T05:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:53:32","slug":"absolutely-wrecked-burglars-target-clare-shop-less-than-24-hours-after-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/367526\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Absolutely wrecked&#8217; &#8211; Burglars target Clare shop less than 24 hours after grand opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">INVESTIGATIONS are underway after a commercial premises on the outskirts of Limerick city was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/463\/crime-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">broken into and ransacked<\/a>, less than 24 hours after its grand-opening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">Barron\u2019s Spar in Blackwater, near Parteen opened on Tuesday following a major refurbishment which took place over the last number of months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">Taking to social media this Wednesday, businesswoman Alannah Barron confirmed the shop would remain closed and that a clean-up was underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">READ ALSO | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/national-news\/2046451\/rip-witnesses-sought-after-elderly-motorist-dies-in-mysterious-road-traffic-incident.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RIP: Witnesses sought after elderly motorist dies in mysterious road traffic &#8216;incident&#8217;RIP: Witnesses sought after elderly motorist dies in mysterious road traffic &#8216;incident&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">&#8220;Unfortunately we were broken into last night &#8211; after all the hard work we put in over the past few months &#8211; all the mod cons and everything that went into this store,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">In her video post, which has been widely shared, Alannah said significant damage was caused by the perpetrators. &#8220;They absolutely wrecked the shop.\u00a0They smashed the window with a big rock, cigarettes everywhere,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">&#8220;Unfortunately the place inside is just wrecked. It&#8217;s just so disheartening after all the hard work my family and I have put into this store and to walk in now and see everything undone &#8211; all our shelving is wrecked, tables, stock are everywhere. Behind the till, out new fancy till system&#8230;. Oh God!,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">The burglary has been reported to gardai and an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Garda\u00ed received a report of an incident of burglary that occurred at a commercial premises in the Blackwater area, Co. Clare on Wednesday, March 25 2026 at approximately 5:50am. A\u00a0number of items have been reported as stolen. 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