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Man pleads guilty to ripping CCTV camera off neighbours’ home - News - Waterford News & Star

By Darragh Murphy · Waterford News & Star · 15 October 2026

Camera equipment and an associated solar panel was strewn across the road outside the house

Darragh Murphy A man appeared in Waterford Courthouse last week, charged with an act of criminal damage.

29-year-old Brandon Power, of Kilcraggen, Mooncoin, Kilkenny, pleaded guilty to ripping a security camera off the home of his neighbour.

At 12:10am on October 21, gardaí received a call to attend the scene.

They found camera equipment and an associated solar panel strewn across the road outside the house.

Gardaí later observed a male walking in the area with dark clothing and wellington's.

A component of the camera was found in his back pocket. Another part of the camera was later found in a nearby field.

Judge Caitriona Murray, presiding over Waterford District Court, has ordered Power to pay full compensation to the victim.

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Reporting by Darragh Murphy for Waterford News & Star, funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.

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