Purse stolen from woman at Portlaoise Courthouse

Gardaí are investigating the theft of cash and a purse from Portlaoise Courthouse.

Portlaoise Gardaí said a woman who was attending the courthouse left the building for a number of minutes and left her purse in the courthouse on Monday.

When the woman returned she reported that her purse had been stolen.

Gardaí later recovered the purse but €320 in cash was missing.

They said the matter is under investigation.