Charity box stolen from Westport church

A WOODEN charity box containing a sum of money has been stolen from St. Mary's Church, Westport.

Monies collected in the container were used for the benefit of St. Vincent de Paul.

The crime occurred sometime between 9 a.m. on Tuesday last (May 2) and 1.45 p.m. on Friday (May 5).

Gardaí in the town are investigating the robbery.