Digger in McDonald's 'drive-thru' robbery
- Published
The raid happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning
A digger has been used in an early morning attempted robbery on a McDonald's restaurant in County Limerick.
The incident happened at the fast food outlet on the Dublin Road, Castletroy, at about 02:50.
The would-be-thieves left empty handed
Gardaí (Irish police) said nothing was stolen. The would-be thieves fled, abandoning the JCB telehandler at the scene.
The digger caused considerable damage to the fast food outlet
The JCB rammed the entrance of the restaurant causing considerable damage.
There are no reports of any arrests.
The McDonalds in Castletroy previously hit the headlines after a camel was photographed apparently queuing at its drive-through window in 2016.
Allow Twitter content?
This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.