Offaly Farmer Fired Warning Shot to Scare Masked Raiders
The Big Story
Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 13 minutes
An Offaly farmer says he's angry after four masked raiders with hatchets and bolt cutters tried to break into his property.
Seamus Farrell used his legally owned shotgun to scare them.
He has been the victim of a number of previous robberies, including a €8,000 bike that belonged to his son which he later got back.
Gardai are yet to make an arrest over the incident.
Edenderry's Mr Farrell has been speaking with Will Faulkner and says it's left him and his family shaken:
