683 bikes stolen in Cork in two yearsALMOST €350,000 worth of bicycles have been stolen from the streets of Cork city since the start of 2016. Senior gardaí confirmed that some 683 bicycles — worth an average of €510 each — were stolen in Cork between January 2016 and June this year. Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Galway account for 83% of all bike thefts, with gardaí warning that 52% of bicycles are stolen on public streets. Cork ranks second nationally for the number of bikes stolen, topped only by Dublin. This makes it almost impossible to recover the property and encourages the resale of the stolen bikes, he added.

Source: Evening echo September 06, 2018 09:33 UTC