AA Home Insurance has said they are approaching the peak time for home burglaries in Ireland. An analysis of the home insurance provider’s books found that around 42% of home insurance claims for burglaries in 2016 and 2017 were made between October and January. Conor Faughnan, AA Director of Consumer Affairs, issued a reminder to homeowners to double-check their security. [quote]"Due to their potential high-value jewellery, power tools and bikes tend to be a key target whereas electronic items tend to be left behind, potentially due to many of these devices now coming with tracking technology. Conversely, where no alarm was present, our analysis seems to indicate that burglars were likely to spend more time in the property going from room to room."

Source: Evening echo September 30, 2018 12:22 UTC