1,187 people were before the district courts across Ireland for burglary offences in the first 9 nine months of 2025. A further 347 people were sent forward for trial in the circuit court for burglary offences between January and September 2025. That is according to figures provided to Ireland South MEP and former barrister Cynthia Ní Mhurchú from the Irish Courts Service.
The figures point to a relatively small group of repeat offenders that are responsible for a disproportionate share of burglary offences. In the first nine months of 2025, 1,771 burglary cases came before the District Court, involving just 1,187 individuals — highlighting a high level of repeat or multiple offending.
A similar pattern emerged in the Circuit Court, where 729 burglary cases were tried over the same period, committed by just 529 offenders.
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this.