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Case No. 21443Assault · Co. Offaly · 10 Apr 2023

Garda suffers minor injury in assault in Birr, Offaly

On Monday, 10 April 2023, at 9.30pm, a garda was assaulted in Emmet Square, Birr, County Offaly, and suffered a minor injury. Gardaí say the assault was carried out by a young man, and no name, age or nationality is given for him. No arrest, charge or court appearance has been reported. The latest development is the offalyexpress.ie report, which is dated 19 April 2023 in its header and 21 April 2023 in its byline.

  1. Reported19 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A garda was assaulted in Offaly.
  • The garda suffered a minor injury.
  • Gardaí say the assault was carried out by a young man.
Where
The incident happened in Emmet Square, Birr, County Offaly.
When
The incident happened at 9.30pm on Monday, 10 April 2023.
Other details
  • The garda is a man.
  • The report is dated 19 April 2023 in its header and 21 April 2023 in its byline.
Cause
The report does not say what led to the assault.
Weapon
The report does not mention a weapon.
Investigation
The report gives no arrest, name, age or nationality for the suspect.
Charges
No charge has been reported.
In court
No court proceedings have been reported.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA garda was injured in an incident in Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe garda suffered a minor injury. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe garda was assaulted by a young man. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened in Emmet Square, Birr. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at 9.30pm on Monday, April 10. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 19 Apr2023
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Garda suffers injury in assault in Offaly

    First report of an assault on a garda in Emmet Square, Birr, on 10 April 2023. Gives the location, time, and the minor nature of the injury. No arrest or suspect details.

    victim, malesuspect, male