A silver Land Rover Defender was stolen during the early hours of Tuesday morning from a farmer in Navan, Co Meath.

John McGloin told the Irish Farmers Journal that the jeep was taken from his driveway at 4:30am.

“It was the first time since Christmas I got to have a mid-week lie in. I had a hospital appointment later on that morning. Any other day I would usually be up getting ready for work.

“Neighbours’ cameras spotted the thieves arrive to my drive way at 3.15am. It took them a full 45 minutes to steal the jeep so these aren’t criminal masterminds.”

The jeep registration is 08-D-110. It has a white roof with a black rack and dark wheels. The chassis have been treated.

Defender jeep stolen from John McGloin.