Stolen relics of the “true cross” were yesterday returned by gardaí to the Holy Cross Abbey in Co Tipperary.
The three relics, believed to be part of the cross on which Christ was crucified, were stolen from the historic Cashel abbey last October.
The items were recovered by gardaí in the midlands on Monday. The investigation is ongoing.
The relics had been stolen by three men using an angle-grinder, hammer and screwdriver to open a steel display cabinet. Archbishop Dermot Clifford of Cashel and Emily said it was “truly wonderful” the “precious relics” had been found “relatively unharmed”.