Local businessman Pat Keller returned from a funeral to find he was interrupting a break-in at his own premises.
Pat received a call at 10:20 on Sunday morning alerting him to the fact that someone was attempting to break in to the storage locker at the rear of his premises in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.
CCTV footage captured the moment the pub-owner confronted the would-be keg thief with his umbrella.
If anyone has any information on the identity of this individual please contact the Nenagh Gardai.