55% of farmers have been the victim of a burglary, with some thefts carried out by roaming gangs of criminals.
A new study carried out by TU Dublin and the IFA heard from victims of crime within the farming community.
60% of farmers say they’d like to see a dedicated Garda unit set up to deal with farm theft and rural crime.
Rural Independent TD Mattie McGrath says it has become a major problem:
