Currabinny food truck owned by James Kavanagh and William Murray robbed twice in days

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The owners of a Dublin city centre food truck which was robbed twice in the space of a few days, say they will be closed for “a couple of weeks” while they carry out repairs.

William Murray said he is now reluctant to reopen Currabinny, the food truck he owns with TV host and influencer James Kavanagh, in Dublin 2 after the incidents this week.

They had relocated their food truck to Chatham Row just two weeks ago. The business was robbed for the first time earlier in the week, but William decided he’d keep his head held high and keep going. However, when he arrived at the truck this morning, he found the place “trashed”.

“I came down today and found out we were robbed a second time this week. I thought I could go down, put on a brave face and not let them get me down, but to see we were robbed again this morning was so horrible,” William said.

“We were loving that new location, we thought we were taking off a bit, it was getting busier and we were getting regular customers there. It’s a horrible thing to happen.

“The first robbery, they took cash from the till but there wasn’t much in it. Last night, the lads trashed the place, they took random things like an internet dongle, a port for an iPad, they wouldn’t be of any value to them but they took them anyway.

“They took the whole till, but there was no money in it. They broke things,” he added.

Now, William is unsure whether they’ll keep the business in the same location or move elsewhere.

“The first robbery, they left the place quite clean, they didn’t break anything. They went in with a clear agenda of getting money, when they got that they left,” he said.

“Today, I’d to take out everything and put it in storage. I’m taking the caravan out tomorrow for repairs. I don’t know if I’ll put the van back there or not. It’s all going to cost so much money, there’s such a small margin in the food industry as it is, you’re not making a lot of money.

“Anything like this puts a dent in your earnings. I won’t be open for a couple of weeks and the cost of repairs, it’s all a headache. Insurance wise, I’m reluctant to go down that route in case they put my policy up.

“I’m soaked to the bone, I’ve been outside all day trying to sort things out, it’s so tiring and heartbreaking. We’ve CCTV footage, you can see faces quite clearly. It’s devastating, it’s a small business that relies on being open every day. Anything can ruin it because it’s so small.

“There’s a feeling in Dublin now that people are just causing havoc. They’re not doing it for money or gain, just causing mayhem for the sake of it,” he added.

William said he has reported both incidents to gardai and offered to hand over any CCTV footage.