Gardai have revealed the days and times homes are most likely to be burgled as Ireland faces long winter nights.
Officers have warned households to be vigilant as burglaries can increase by 20 per cent this time of year. The warning comes as part of gardai's winter phase of Operation Thor, which is designed to prevent potential burglars from taking advantage of the reduced hours of daylight.
It has been revealed that homes are most likely to experience a break-in between the hours of 5pm and 9pm on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the winter months.
