The latest spike of home break-ins in Co. Clare have been described as "extremely serious."
Sixmilebridge Councillor PJ Ryan, Chairman of Clare's Joint Policing Committee, has been speaking in light of an appeal for information by local Gardaí as they investigate 14 burglaries or attempted burglaries, mainly in the East of the county.
Gardaí suspect many of the crimes are linked, and have appealed for information on a silver-coloured 04 Ford Focus car seen in the area where many of the crimes occured.
Councilor Ryan says they're disappointing, at a time when crime had largely been falling.