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19th Oct 2015

The number of bikes that are stolen every day in Dublin

We need to get a handle on this

Joe Harrington

We need to get a handle on this.

If you’re living in Dublin or lived there before, you probably know someone that’s had their bike stolen.

It’s something that happens every day and a new survey has revealed just exactly how many bikes are nicked every 24 hours on the streets of the capital.

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The numbers from a Bike Theft Group reveal that 14 bicycles are stolen every day which adds up to almost 5,000 every year.

That’s a 167% rise over the last five years and Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh vowed to combat the issue today.

Fingers crossed it works.

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