Tourists in Co Kildare suffer 'very traumatic and disturbing incident'

A family of American tourists suffered a ‘very disturbing and traumatic’ robbery outside a Co Kildare landmark, earlier this week.

Between the hours of 2.30pm to 4.30pm, on Thursday, June 29, last, a blue Volkswagen parked outside the National Stud was robbed.

Sgt Gerry Goode, Naas Garda Station, reports that a window was smashed in the car.

The belongings of American tourists were stolen.

Some of the stolen valuables include passports and an epi-pen.

It is understood that the car was that of an American family of five, visiting Co Kildare.

Sgt Gerry Goode said: “It is a very traumatic and disturbing incident.”