Thursday 29 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. 8266Co. Dublin

Garda car rammed in Finglas during attempt to apprehend teens in stolen car

On 12 August 2026 extra.ie reported that two gardaí were hospitalised after a stolen vehicle crashed into their patrol car in Finglas, Dublin. A second extra.ie report on 13 August 2026 said the garda car was rammed during an attempt to apprehend teenagers in a stolen car. The time of the incident and the number and identities of the teenagers are not given, and no arrests or charges are reported. The sources contain only headlines, so the latest development is the 13 August report of the ramming.

  1. Reported12 Aug
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two gardaí were reportedly hospitalised.
  • A stolen vehicle reportedly crashed into a garda patrol car.
  • The garda car was reportedly rammed during an attempt to apprehend teenagers in a stolen car.
Where
The incident was reported in Finglas, County Dublin.
When
  • extra.ie first reported the crash on 12 August 2026 and reported the ramming on 13 August 2026.
  • The exact date and time of the incident are not given in the sources.
Other details
  • The victims are two gardaí, and the suspects are teenagers whose number, names and ages are not given.
  • The article bodies contain no story text, so all details come from headlines alone.
Investigation
No arrests, charges or court proceedings are reported in the sources.
3 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo gardaí were hospitalised. (extra.ie)
  • whatA stolen vehicle crashed into a patrol car. (extra.ie)
  • whatA garda car was rammed during an attempt to apprehend teens in a stolen car. (extra.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 13 Aug2026
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    Garda car rammed in Finglas amid attempt to apprehend teens in stolen car

    Only the headline describes the incident. The body is HTML/JavaScript template markup with no article text, so no time, date, injuries or arrests can be confirmed.

    suspect
  2. 12 Aug2026
    Reportedextra.ie, follow-up
    Two Gardaí hospitalised after stolen vehicle crashes into patrol car

    Only the headline is usable; the article body is template markup with no story text. No county, date, location, suspect or cause is given.

    victimvictim