Items from the Dublin dressing-room which was burgled during Tuesday night's O'Byrne Cup clash at St Loman's, Mullingar have been recovered.

The burglary occurred during the first-half of Westmeath's victory over the Dubs and according to Leinster Council officials, it was the use of CCTV footage at the grounds which helped identify the culprits responsible.

Dublin county board chairman Andy Kettle described the theft as "extremely regrettable".

"There wasn't a huge amount taken, but that it happened at all is extremely regrettable," said Kettle.

"There were phones, clothes and jerseys taken, that kind of stuff. Whether they were 'trophies', I don't know, but it seems strange that in some cases they stole clothes and left wallets behind.

"It happened before half-time, and when the players came in at the break it's fair to say that they weren't best pleased," he added. Tweet

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