Former Dublin footballer and hurler Conal Keaney has made an appeal for the return of county, provincial and All-Ireland football club medals that were stolen from his car.
Keaney and his Ballyboden St Enda’s team-mates were recently honoured for their run in the senior club football championship last season that saw the Dublin club claim county, provincial and All-Ireland success.
The win over Castlebar Mitchels on St Patrick's Day last year marked the club’s first ever All-Ireland success and prior to Christmas, the successful squad were awarded their medals.
Keaney's medal collection was however were stolen from his car.
“We had the medals presented to us a few weeks ago and I put them in the car to bring down to my mother over the Christmas period,” Keaney told 2fm’s Game On programme.
“I got up for work after 6am on the 22nd and I came out and saw they had smashed the driver’s window and took a few other bits and pieces.
“They found the medals in their boxes, took them out, and left the boxes behind them.”
After contacting advice, Keaney was advised to highlight the issue on social media which he did today where he appealed for the safe return of the silverware.
Whoever stole these 3 medals from my car might be so kind as to return them to me. County,provincial and All Ireland Medals #ClubMedals pic.twitter.com/k3Zugj6Mqy
— Conal keaney (@ConalKeaney) January 4, 2017
Keaney says that he doesn’t even want to know who took them, simply that his medals are returned.
“Chances are that the guys wouldn’t have a clue what those medals are,” he said.
“They are probably not worth a whole lot financially, but sentimental wise, they are huge. I worked so hard to try and get them.
“I don’t even want to know who they are, just throw them anonymously into a garda station and they will get back to me eventually.”
