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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 10497Assault · Co. Kildare · 26 Oct 2025

Family of Kildare town man who died after fatal assault renews appeal for information

Ryan Weir Gibbons, a man from Kildare town, was assaulted at Magee Terrace in Kildare town on 26 October 2025. He was taken to hospital, where he died on 30 October 2025. No arrest, charge or suspect has been reported. On 13 March 2026, his family issued a renewed appeal for information, asking for dash cam footage from the night of 25 October 2025 and any recordings from the area during the early morning hours.

  1. Reported13 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Ryan Weir Gibbons, a man from Kildare town, was assaulted, and the case is described as a fatal assault.
Where
The assault took place at Magee Terrace in Kildare town.
When
  • The assault took place on 26 October 2025.
  • Ryan Weir Gibbons died in hospital on 30 October 2025, a few days after the assault.
Cause
He was hospitalised for his injuries, which the sources link to the assault.
Other details
Tributes were paid after his death, and flowers were laid at the entrance to Magee Terrace.
Investigation
  • On 13 March 2026, his family issued a renewed appeal for information about his death.
  • The family asks anyone parked outside the Kildare House Hotel between 3am and 5am on the night of 25 October 2025 to check dash cam footage.
  • The family asks anyone who passed or drove by Kildare town Garda Station or the entrance to Magee Terrace in those hours to check any recordings.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Kildare town Garda Station on 045 527730 or the Garda Confidential Line.
Charges
No arrest, charge or suspect has been reported.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRyan Weir Gibbons was assaulted on 26 October 2025 at Magee Terrace in Kildare town. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenRyan Weir Gibbons died in hospital on 30 October 2025, a few days after the assault. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe family has released a renewed appeal for information about his death. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe family asks anyone parked outside the Kildare House Hotel on the night of 25 October 2025 between 3am and 5am to check dash cam footage. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe family asks anyone who passed or drove by Kildare town Garda Station or the entrance to Magee Terrace during those hours to check any recordings. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Kildare town Garda Station on 045 527730 or the Garda Confidential Line. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Mar2026
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    'Justice for Ryan': Family of Kildare town man who died following fatal assault issues renewed information appeal

    Family's renewed appeal for information about the fatal assault, with a request for dash cam footage from the night of 25 October and contact details for Kildare town Garda Station. No arrest, charge or suspect is reported.

    victim, Ryan Weir Gibbons, male, irish (judged from name)Ryan Weir Gibbons