Moynalvey man leads the 'Smart' way in fight against burglaries

A Moynalvey man has taken the bull by the horns when it comes to crime-fighting after his family and friends were hit by the recent surge in burglaries around the county. Michael Corcoran is bringing a state-of-the-art forensic solution to his Dunboyne offices and says his security product is suitable for anything from private households' individual items up to companies with large infrastructure to protect. Michael and business partner Philip Yeates are the directors of SmartWater Technology Ireland who produce 'SmartWater' - a clear product which gets applied to people's, or companies', possessions and then it glows when put under UV light and each marking has a unique forensic code, placing criminals at the scenes of crimes as well as handling stolen goods. "After all of the thefts in our locality, and also the ones on our own farm, as well as our extended families and neighbours properties, I took the bull by the horns and ever since wanted to introduce a product to Ireland that would actually work correctly and catch criminals. I now have the one," says Michael. The firm hope to expand to over 28 full- and part-time staff over the next 12 months, with further expansion expected throughout the country. Michael has been trying to bring SmartWater to Ireland for a long time. "We were at our wits' end as although we had insurance many irreplaceable items had gone without a trace," he says. "I had lived in the UK for 12 years, and had seen how effective SmartWater was as a deterrent and also in recovering stolen property so I realised there was a huge need for this effective crime prevention solution to be available in Ireland. "Most people have experience theft in some way at or near their homes, many farmers for example have had machinery and large goods stolen one time or another. "SmartWater not only helps trace your items but more importantly, with the valued support of Meath Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Dean Kerins and the gardaí on board, it is a major deterrent to criminals setting foot inside your property in the first place. "I am now dealing with the assistant commissioner to roll SmartWater out to all Garda Stations across Ireland who would check for stolen goods and with SmartWater be actually able to detain them and further down the line convict them. However right now it looks like Meath is the county that will be the first to have it." The company has patented the mathematical model that enables the generation of millions of individual codes. Similar to DNA - but more robust, these codes are unique and can be analysed down to the size of the point of a pin and the company says it has a 100 per cent conviction rate through the courts. Telephone SmartWater on (01) 442 8960 or go to www.smartwater.com for more information.