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Dentures, false limbs and a gravestone make way to Dublin lost and found
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Dentures, false limbs and a gravestone make way to Dublin lost and found 123A lost top hat is among the more novel items foundSeán Hyland sorts through bags in the lost property section of Dublin Bus in the city centreA selection of musical instruments parted from their owners.
A PROSTHETIC LEG, false teeth and a box of crickets are just some of the bizarre items that have been left behind on the capital’s public transport system. Other strange items that made their way to the lost and found departments include a glass eye, shark teeth, toupees, wheelchairs, crutches and white canes for the blind. Mobile phones are the most common item that passengers leave behind, according to a spokeswoman for Dublin Bus, who said about 40 mobiles ended up in the lost property department every week.
“Strangely, we also get quite a lot of dentures left behind,” she added. And while passengers have to pay a €2 levy for the return of lost property, it’s a small price to get one’s limb, teeth or pet back, says the spokeswoman. Joe Elliot, who has worked in the lost and found department of Dublin Bus on and off for the last 15 years, said the strangest item he ever came across was a live rabbit. “The owner never even claimed the rabbit, so one of the girls working here took it home.”
“Fifteen years ago, umbrellas were the most popular item left behind. We would get hundreds of them. Now it’s mobile phones.” Most items are kept for a month and then either scrapped or donated to charity. Mr Elliot said more valuable items such as jewellery are kept for a year and a day and then given to a charity shop. Money is also kept for a year and a day before being sent as a reward to the person who found it. A spokeswoman for Veolia transport said mobiles, wallets, gym bags and school bags were the most regular items left on the Luas. Hearing aids, dentures, baby buggies and wheelchairs were among the more unusual things left behind.
“We often get joke calls from kids asking have we found their grannies,” she said. One woman kept leaving handbags on the Luas. “She left a handbag behind every day for two weeks. In each bag she left her story, which was typed up, detailing personal information such as where she was living. We soon realised she was deliberately leaving the bags for someone to contact her.”
A memorial stone for a grave was the strangest thing left behind by a passenger at Dublin airport, said a spokeswoman for the Dublin Airport Authority. “The passenger most likely left it behind after they discovered how much the excess baggage charges were,” she added.
The Irish Times
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1005/1224280400848.html
Found items in Garda Stations
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
It’s amazing how much stuff is found and handed in to Garda stations. I’ve been in to a few Garda stations while researching Found.ie and there are boxes filled with mobile phones, jewellery, glasses, passports and tonnes of other personal and valuable stuff.
If you’ve lost something, check out all your local garda stations. People are basically good, and do hand stuff in.
And tell them about Found.ie
If all the Garda stations used Found.ie, more people would get their stuff back, and it would be great positive thing for the Gardai.
Bus Eireann : Found Property
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
A handling fee per article will be charged when lost property is claimed. If lost property is unclaimed for a period in excess of two months, such property will be sold and the monies obtained will be used to defray any expenses incurred by Bus Éireann in holding such property.
No responsibility will be accepted by Bus Éireann for loss of or damage to property belonging to a passenger, which is lost or stolen on Bus Éireann premises or on Bus Éireann vehicles.
Dublin Airport : Found Property
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Found Property
Dublin Airport
Items left behind by their owners at Dublin Airport may be turned in to the Airport Police station . Airport Police endeavor to match items that have been turned in with items reported lost by their owners.
To contact Lost Property phone: +353 (0)1 814 5555
The Airport Police Public Office is located in the Airport Police Station, Arrivals level. It is open between the hours of 0700 and 2200.
There is a €6 handling charge payable for each lost item returned to its owner. An item may be posted to its owner for an additional cost.
Airlines
Important: Property lost on board aircraft or checked-in luggage is the responsibility of the airline or ground handling company.
Dublin Airport does not process or have access to information about any item left on aircraft or baggage lost by airlines.
Taxi’s in Ireland : Found Property
Monday, March 8th, 2010
An Garda Síochána is responsible for lost property handed in by taxi, hackney and limousines operators.
Property is retained for a period of 31 days to enable the owner to reclaim it.
Outside Dublin
Queries concerning lost property outside the Dublin area should be made to the local Garda station.
In Dublin
The Garda Carriage Office is responsible for handling all property lost in taxis, hackneys and limousines in the Dublin area.
Found property is stored at their premises in Dublin Castle and you can make enquiries at the Property Room/Front counter 01-666 9851 .
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