Sports club ransacked

The worst-hit was Lurgan Golf Club, where a gang forced their way in through a back door and ransacked the building.

Police said the thieves escaped with 800 cigarettes, chocolate bars and the money from a pool table.

The rugby club at Pollock Park was also targeted. The would-be thieves broke a window using a concrete block but left empty-handed while an attempt to break into the St Peter’s club in north Lurgan was also foiled.