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Case No. 16855Explosive device (criminal damage) · Co. Kilkenny · 1 Mar 2024

Garda appeal after explosive device placed under car in Kilkenny City

An explosive device was placed under a car parked on St Joseph's Road in The Butts area of Kilkenny City in the early hours of Friday, 1 March 2024, after a car arrived shortly after 1am. The device went off and damaged the car extensively, and gardaí described the incident as a case of mistaken identity; nobody was physically harmed. The sources name no suspect or victim. On 24 June 2024 gardaí published an appeal asking the public for information about the car and its occupants, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported24 Jun
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
An explosive device was placed under a car parked on the street in Kilkenny City, and it went off and damaged the car extensively.
Where
The incident took place in the St Joseph's Road area of The Butts, Kilkenny City.
When
The incident took place in the early hours of Friday, 1 March 2024, when a car arrived shortly after 1am.
Cause
Gardaí described the incident as a case of mistaken identity, and the intended target was not the person the suspects were thinking of.
Weapon
The weapon was an explosive device placed under the vehicle by the occupants of another vehicle.
Investigation
  • The suspects reportedly arrived in a blue Kia Ceed (2012-2018).
  • The suspects fled along the Kilkenny ring road and headed towards the M9 motorway.
  • Gardaí published an appeal on 24 June 2024 asking the public for any information about the car and its occupants.
Other details
Nobody was physically harmed, but a garda spokesperson said people were left very shocked and traumatised.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn explosive device was placed under a vehicle in Kilkenny City. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe occupants of a vehicle placed an explosive device under a car parked on the street. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • 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. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeGardaí described the incident as a case of mistaken identity. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe suspects reportedly arrived in a blue Kia Ceed (2012-2018). (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe suspects fled along the Kilkenny ring road and headed towards the M9 motorway. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking the public for any information about the car and its occupants. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherNobody was physically harmed in the incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe intended target was not the person the suspects were thinking it was. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherA garda spokesperson said people were left very shocked and traumatised. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Jun2024
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Garda appeal after explosive device 'went off' in Kilkenny

    Article published 24 June 2024 appealing for information about the 1 March 2024 incident. It names no suspect or victim and reports no arrest or charge.

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