Publican’s Porsche is spirited away

November 1991

James Osborne of The Farmer’s Kitchen was the privileged owner of a rare Porsche Carera Targa when he locked up his Drinagh premises on Monday night and went to bed.

But on Tuesday morning, when he awoke, he discovered that the prized motor valued at £20,000 had disappeared from the car park, stolen during the night by professional thieves who made not a sound as they spirited the car away.

Mr Osborne was devastated at the discovery, and optimistically hoped that the because of its rarity, the car would be spotted and recovered within a few hours.

‘It’s bottle green, and it would be difficult to miss. It was the only Porsche ever made in that colour,’ he said. ‘I thought somebody would have noticed something, and reported it to the Gardaí’.

No such luck. By Tuesday evening, he was beginning to lose hope of ever seeing the gleaming 16-year-old car again. His last chance is that a vigilant neighbour or passer-by may have spotted suspicious activity in the area that night.

‘We heard absolutely nothing, so they may have wheeled it down the road and onto another vehicle to take it away,’ he said. ‘It was obviously a professional job.’

Mr Osborne bought the car about twelve years ago. One of only three Porsches in Wexford, it featured a special number plate: 142 VAL.

Anyone with information which may lead to its recovery is asked to contact The Farmer’s Kitchen or the Garda Station in Wexford.

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