Case No. 0180Challenging regulator's handling of complaints under the Digital Services Act · Co. Dublin · 8 Oct 2026
Elon Musk's X loses High Court challenge over Irish media regulator's complaint handling
A 38-year-old Dublin criminal from the Drimnagh area survived two shooting attempts on 22 and 23 September 2026 in Bluebell and Inchicore, amid a feud linked to the May 2024 death of Josh Itseli, a man, 20, who was accidentally shot by a member of his own gang in Drimnagh. A petrol bomb attack on a property off Davitt Road in Drimnagh in the early hours of 7 October 2026 was believed to be a message to the same criminal, and a woman in her 50s was arrested that day in connection with the investigation. She was charged and appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 8 October 2026. On the same day, Elon Musk's X lost its High Court challenge against the Irish media regulator Comisiún na Meán over its handling of complaints under the Digital Services Act.
- Reported23 Sep
2 reports - Arrestednot reported
- Charged8 Oct
- In court8 Oct
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 38-year-old Dublin criminal from the Drimnagh area survived two shooting attempts in just over 24 hours, with a masked man on an e-scooter firing two shotgun rounds at his van in the first incident.
- The feud is linked to the May 2024 death of Josh Itseli, a man, 20, who was accidentally shot by a member of his own gang on Knocknarea Road in Drimnagh.
- An AR-15 assault rifle believed to have been used in the Itseli shooting was recovered from a bush nearby, found by local children.
- A petrol bomb attack on a property off Davitt Road in Drimnagh in the early hours of 7 October 2026 was believed to be intended to send a message to the criminal.
- Where
- The shootings occurred on Jamestown Road in Inchicore and outside an apartment complex on the Naas Road in Dublin 12.
- When
- The two shootings occurred on 22 and 23 September 2026.
- Investigation
- The investigation is part of Operation Tara, and a woman in her 50s was arrested on 7 October 2026.
- Charges
- The woman in her 50s has been charged.
- In court
- She was expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 8 October 2026 at approximately 10.30am.
- On 8 October 2026, Judge Cian Ferriter ruled in the High Court that Comisiún na Meán is entitled under law to refer information from Digital Services Act complaints to a supervisory unit.
- Other details
- X argued the commission could not legally refer information from concluded or undetermined complaints to the supervision team or use it for broader systemic investigations.
- €162,000 worth of cocaine was seized in connection with the Operation Tara investigation.
- The 38-year-old target has convictions for drug and public order offences, is known to have addiction issues, and was recently spared a jail sentence over a serious weapons-related charge.
43 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA 38-year-old Dublin criminal survived two shooting attempts in just over 24 hours (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA masked man on an e-scooter fired two rounds from a shotgun at the victim's van (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNo one was injured in the second shooting and only minor damage was caused to the property (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was recently spared a jail sentence over a serious weapons-related charge (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim is linked to a feud in which Josh Itseli was accidentally shot dead by a member of his own gang in May 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí recovered an AR-15 assault rifle believed to have been used in the Itseli shooting from a bush nearby (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe AR-15 was found by local children playing on the street (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim has convictions for drug and public order related offences (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim is known to have addiction issues (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation treatment. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe front of the property was boarded up later in the day. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe target is a 38-year-old criminal originally from the Drimnagh area. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe target was recently spared a jail sentence over a serious weapons-related charge. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatJosh Itseli's death on Knocknarea Road in Drimnagh is still under investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAn AR-15 assault rifle believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered in a bush nearby. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe rifle was found by local children playing on the street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe target has convictions for drug and public order offences. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe target is known to have addiction issues. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSeveral other petrol bomb attacks and gun attacks had occurred in the area over the previous two weeks. (irishmirror.ie)
- what€162,000 worth of cocaine was seized (garda.ie)
- whereThe first shooting occurred on Jamestown Road in Inchicore (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe second shooting occurred outside an apartment complex on the Naas Road in Dublin 12 (irishmirror.ie)
- whereJosh Itseli was shot on the Knocknarea Road in Drimnagh (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe petrol bomb attack took place at a property off Davitt Road in Drimnagh. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe target was shot at in Bluebell and on Jamestown Road in Inchicore. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe first shooting occurred at around 10pm on Monday (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 7 October 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe two shooting incidents occurred on 22 and 23 September. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe arrest occurred on 7 October 2026 (garda.ie)
- causeThe attack was intended to send a message to a criminal who survived two shooting attempts. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe attack was linked to a bitter dispute between the criminal and a gang that had escalated in recent weeks. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe target is believed to have been feuding with a gang connected to Josh Itseli. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí and Dublin Fire Brigade responded to the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is part of Operation Tara (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- chargeThe woman has been charged (garda.ie)
- courtShe is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 8 October 2026 at approximately 10.30am (garda.ie)
- courtThe supervisory unit has the power to retain complaints to identify possible future compliance issues (irishtimes.com)
- courtX argued the commission could not legally refer information from concluded or undetermined complaints to the supervision team (irishtimes.com)
- courtX argued that information in complaints could not be used for broader future systemic investigations (irishtimes.com)
- otherSinn Fein Councillor Daithi Doolan called for more Garda resources in the Inchicore/Bluebell area (irishmirror.ie)
- otherLocal councillor Daithi Doolan condemned the attack, saying the community was being held to ransom. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA woman in her 50s was arrested in connection with the investigation (garda.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 8 Oct2026Elon Musk’s ‘X’ loses High Court challenge over Irish regulator’s handling of complaints
Reports the High Court ruling in X's judicial review of Comisiún na Meán's complaint-handling procedures under the Digital Services Act.
- 8 Oct202608/10/2026 Update: Court Appearance - Operation Tara - Seizure of €162,000 of Cocaine, One Arrest, Dublin 9, 7th October 2026
Garda press release confirming the woman has been charged and is due in court on 8 October 2026.
suspect, 50s, female - 8 Oct2026Petrol bomb attack sent message to criminal who survived botched shootings
Reports the petrol bomb attack, the context of the feud with a gang connected to Josh Itseli, the two prior shootings in September, and the recovery of an AR-15 rifle in the Itseli investigation.
- 23 Sep2026Dublin criminal manages to survive two shooting attempts on his life in 24 hours
Provides full details of both shootings, identifies the weapon as a shotgun in the first incident, describes the e-scooter gunman, and links the feud to the 2024 death of Josh Itseli and the recovery of an AR-15 rifle by Gardaí.