Businesses in Longford Town are being warned to check bank notes after a surge in counterfeit cash incidents.
Gardaí in Longford are investigating a number of incidents where fake notes were tendered to businesses over the last number of days.
Staff taking cash from customers are being urged to check notes during transactions and to check cash taken in over the last day.
Counterfeit notes should be reported to local Gardaí, while businesses are being urged to be on the look out for suspicious cash transaction requests.