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Case No. 13648Criminal damage · Co. Laois · 23 May 2025

Gardaí appeal after paint thrown across Parkside complex in Portlaoise

Gardaí are investigating criminal damage at the Parkside complex on the Abbeyleix Road in Portlaoise, Co Laois, at around 6.30am on 23 May 2025. Gardaí say three men were seen removing paint cans from a skip and throwing the paint across buildings, pathways and roadways. Some of the damage is understood to have been captured on CCTV. No arrest or charge has been reported, and gardaí are asking anyone with information or CCTV or dashcam footage to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100.

  1. Reported23 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Gardaí are investigating criminal damage at the Parkside complex in Portlaoise, Co Laois.
  • Gardaí say three men were seen in the area removing paint cans from a skip.
Weapon
The men took several paint cans from a skip and threw the paint everywhere.
Where
  • The paint was splashed across buildings, pathways and roadways at Parkside on the N77 Abbeyleix Road.
  • Parkside is beside O'Moore Park GAA stadium and includes shops and offices.
When
The incident happened at around 6.30am on 23 May 2025.
Investigation
  • Some of the vandalism is understood to have been captured on CCTV.
  • Gardaí are asking anyone with information or CCTV or dashcam footage to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100.
Other details
No arrest or charge had been reported in the article published on 23 May 2025.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí are investigating criminal damage at the Parkside complex in Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThree men were seen in the area removing paint cans from a skip. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe paint was splashed across Parkside on the Abbeyleix Road in Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at around 6.30am on 23 May 2025. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationSome of the vandalism is understood to have been captured on CCTV. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone with information or CCTV or dashcam footage to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherGardaí said the men took several cans from a skip and threw the paint everywhere. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 May2025
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Laois Gardaí investigate Portlaoise paint attack by vandals

    First report of this incident. No existing case matched.

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