Valuable jewellery stolen in Gort as Gardai investigate county-wide house burglaries

Investigations are underway into a spate of house bulglaries across the county 

Gardaí are looking for three males in connection with bulglaries in Portumna and Ballinasloe on Sunday evening (jan 8) between 5 and 7

A few days earlier, on Friday,  houses in Gort, Athenry and Clarinbridge were burgled

Valuable jewellery was taken in the burglary at Coole Park in Gort

It included a silver brooch with a hummingbird in green and blue stones, a round brooch with opal stones, a gold ladies watch and silver ear-rings with red stones and diamonds

Garda Maria Freeley explains how the public can help