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Case No. 15033Explosive device attack · Co. Kilkenny · 1 Mar 2024

Explosive device placed under car in The Butts, Kilkenny City

An explosive device was placed under a car parked on St Joseph's Road in The Butts, Kilkenny City, in the early hours of Friday, 1 March 2024, and it went off, damaging the car extensively. Gardaí said a vehicle arrived shortly after 1am and its occupant(s) placed the device, and they described the attack as a case of mistaken identity, with the intended target not being the person the suspect(s) believed. Nobody was physically harmed, but the incident left people very shocked and in a state of trauma. Gardaí appealed for information in June 2024, no arrest or charge has been reported, and the latest development is the article's republication on 3 January 2025 as a Most Read item.

  1. Reported3 Jan
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  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
An explosive device was placed under a car parked on the street and went off, damaging the car extensively.
Where
The incident took place in the St Joseph's Road area of The Butts, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny.
When
The incident took place in the early hours of Friday, 1 March 2024, shortly after 1am.
Weapon
The occupant(s) of a vehicle that arrived in the area placed the explosive device under the parked car.
Cause
Gardaí described the incident as a case of mistaken identity.
Other details
  • The intended target was not the person the suspect(s) believed it to be.
  • Nobody was physically harmed, but the incident left people very shocked and in a state of trauma.
  • The article was republished on 3 January 2025 as a Most Read item, having first appeared in June 2024.
Investigation
Gardaí appealed for information following the incident, as reported in June 2024.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe explosive device went off and damaged the car extensively. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in The Butts area of Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place in the early hours of Friday, March 1, 2024. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenA car arrived shortly after 1am to the St Joseph’s Road area of The Butts. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeGardaí described the incident as a case of mistaken identity. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • weaponThe occupant(s) of the vehicle placed an explosive device under a car parked on the street. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for information following the incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherNobody was physically harmed in the incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe intended target was not the person the suspect(s) were thinking it was. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe incident has left people very shocked and in a state of trauma. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 Jan2025
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    MOST READ (2024): Garda appeal after explosive device 'went off' in Kilkenny

    Republished on 3 January 2025 as a 'Most Read' item; originally published in June 2024. No arrest or charge is reported.

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