Overnight break-in at St Anne's Church, Shandon, Cork

Gardaí are investigating a break-in at St Anne's Church in Shandon, Cork city, reported at about 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, 11 October 2026. Damage was reported to the donation box, and the church said on social media that the incident forced the tower to close after the 10:15 a.m. service. The 18th-century Anglican church houses five stained-glass windows and a stone baptismal font that survived the Siege of Cork in 1690. Gardaí said they were gathering evidence.

Burglary and donation-box damage, mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim pin for the Shandon Bells tower of St Anne's Church. Also reported by Dublin Reporter citing the Irish Examiner.