‘Fairly near the bottom of things to do’ as Christmas Grinch steals Athboy lights
It seems a Grinch was on the loose in Athboy this week after several of the town’s festive Christmas lights were stolen.
Independent councillor David Gilroy confirmed that red uplighter lights had been taken from trees outside the Old Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank, and another location near the Navan side of town.
“If you happened to see anyone slithering up the trees please let the Gardaí or me know,” he said on social media.
“If you happen to have the lighting units in your bandit den, please just leave them back and we’ll say no more.”
Cllr Gilroy described stealing Christmas lights as “fairly near the bottom of things to do”, particularly given the effort involved and the enjoyment they brought to the community over the festive period.
The Athboy Christmas Lights page also encouraged residents to report any information to the Gardaí.
“To whoever took them: if the lighting units are returned, we’ll leave it at that,” the group said.
“Stealing Christmas lights is disappointing, especially when so much effort went into creating something that brought enjoyment to the whole community this Christmas.”
They added: “Thank you to everyone who continues to support the Athboy Christmas Lights.”