A 30-year-old Limerick man has appeared in court charged with 24 burglaries at premises across Clare, Limerick, and Galway last year.
In one of the charges against Eddie Carey, he is accused of burglary at Wolfe Tones GAA Club in Shannon—the club of Clare All-Ireland winning senior hurling manager and double All-Ireland winner as a player, Brian Lohan.
At Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett said that there has been a “big Garda investigation” in the case.
On one day alone, February 2nd, 2024, Mr. Carey, of De Vere Court, John Carew Park, Limerick, is facing burglary charges concerning seven separate premises: Carry Out, Drumgeely, Shannon; Subway restaurant, Shannon; High Maintenance, Limerick Rd, Ennis; Remix, Limerick Rd, Ennis; Tech Station, Killaloe; Corbally Centre, Corbally Rd, Limerick; and Inver, Ennis Rd, Limerick.
Mr. Carey is facing a burglary charge at Wolfe Tones GAA Club, where he is accused of trespassing at the Shannon clubhouse on July 9th and committing theft contrary to Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.
On the same date, Mr. Carey is accused of committing burglaries at Hair Symphony, Clarinbridge, Galway; Day Break, Crusheen; and Gala Chinese, Castle Street, Oranmore, Co. Galway.
On another date, July 5th, Mr. Carey is accused of carrying out burglaries at five premises: The Electronic Store, Market Square, Scarriff; Rogers Bar, Main Street, Scariff; Newcastle West Mobile Zone, Newcastle West; Gadget Fix, Main Street, Adare; and Poinaire, Main Street, Adare.
In total, Mr. Carey is facing 46 separate charges, which include 24 burglary charges, 17 handling charges, four charges concerning the unauthorized taking of cars, and one charge where he is accused of possessing two vehicle unlocking and starter devices.
The charge states that the two unlocking devices were found in Mr. Carey’s possession at his address on September 17th, and the devices were made or adapted for use in the unauthorized taking of vehicles.
Mr. Carey appeared via video-link in court from Limerick prison today.
He first appeared in court in Ennis at a special sitting last Sunday, where he was refused bail following Garda objections. Solicitor Stiofan Fitzpatrick, for Mr. Carey, told the court today that legal papers have been sent to Dublin for a bail application to be made in the High Court.
Det Garda Roddy Burke informed the court that the file in the case “is in progress.”
Judge Alec Gabbett said that he was conscious that Mr. Carey would have a lengthy remand in custody pending the case going to trial. Judge Gabbett further remanded Mr. Carey in custody to February 5th to Ennis District Court.
