Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 14791Criminal damage · Co. Tipperary · 25 Jan 2025

Eggs thrown at vehicle near Circle K in Cashel

At about 1.40am on 25 January 2025, a driver's vehicle was struck by an egg while driving near the Circle K 24-hour service station in Cashel, County Tipperary. The egg covered the driver's side door and window, and the driver reported criminal damage at Cashel Garda Station. A letter to the editor published by Tipperary Live says a following driver recorded the registration of the vehicle involved on a dash cam, and that another driver reported a similar incident at the station that night. Gardaí have asked Circle K for footage, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported27 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The driver reported criminal damage to the vehicle at Cashel Garda Station.
  • Egg covered the driver's side door and window of the vehicle.
Where
The vehicle was struck with an egg while driving near the Circle K 24-hour service station in Cashel, County Tipperary.
When
The incident happened on the night of 25 January 2025 at about 1.40am.
Weapon
The vehicle was hit with a raw egg.
Investigation
  • Gardaí have asked Circle K for footage.
  • A driver who followed the culprits captured the vehicle's registration on a dash cam.
Other details
  • Another driver reported a similar incident at Cashel Garda Station that night.
  • A driver said raw egg damages paint in a way similar to acid.
  • The tracker lists the article as dated 27 January 2025, while the article text gives its publication date as 28 January 2025.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe writer went to Cashel Garda Station to report criminal damage to the vehicle. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatEgg covered the driver's side door and window of the vehicle. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was struck with an egg while driving near the Circle K 24-hour service station in Cashel. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on the night of 25 January at about 1.40am. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí were requesting footage from Circle K. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationA driver who followed the culprits captured the vehicle registration on a dash cam. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherAnother driver arrived at the garda station that night to report a similar incident. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherA driver said raw egg damages paint in a way similar to acid. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 27 Jan2025
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    COMMENT: Egg bandits targeting cars in Tipperary scramble as gardaí launch investigation

    A letter to the editor describing the writer's own experience. It says gardaí were requesting footage from Circle K and that a dash cam captured the registration of the vehicle involved. It also says another driver reported a similar incident at Cashel Garda Station that night.

    victimsuspect