Saturday 31 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. 19014Public order offence · Co. Dublin

Gardaí appeal for footage after Dublin riots

A man in his 30s was attacked on Talbot Street in Dublin city centre, and gardaí received a report of the assault at about 9.25 pm. He was taken to the Mater Hospital for treatment of his injuries. The attack involved several people, some reportedly armed, and a video of it is circulating on social media. No arrest or charge is reported in the sources, and the latest development is that gardaí have appealed for footage of the incident.

  1. Reported27 Nov
    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
  • The attack involved multiple people, several of whom were armed with weapons.
  • One article describes the incident as a stabbing, while another describes it as a machete attack.
  • A pool of blood was visible on the footpath.
  • A man was reportedly hospitalised after the attack.
Where
The assault took place on Talbot Street in Dublin city centre.
When
Gardaí received a report of the assault at roughly 9.25 pm, and an article dated 27 November 2023 describes it as happening last night.
Weapon
Sources differ on the weapon: one describes a long blade visible in a circulating video, while Independent Councillor Mannix Flynn said it was a machete.
Other details
  • The victim is a man in his 30s, who was taken to the Mater Hospital for treatment of injuries.
  • Mannix Flynn said there was zero policing when there should be zero tolerance.
Investigation
  • A video of the attack is being widely circulated on social media.
  • Gardaí have appealed for footage of the incident.
  • No arrest or charge is reported in the sources.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe attack involved multiple people, several of whom were armed with weapons. (gript.ie)
  • whatA pool of blood was visible on the footpath. (gript.ie)
  • whatA man was reportedly hospitalised after the attack. (gript.ie)
  • whatA man was hospitalised after a machete attack. (extra.ie)
  • whereThe assault occurred on Talbot Street in Dublin city centre. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe attack took place in Dublin city centre. (extra.ie)
  • whenGardaí received a report of the assault at roughly 9.25 pm. (gript.ie)
  • weaponOne of the weapons visible in the video appears to be a long blade. (gript.ie)
  • weaponIndependent Councillor Mannix Flynn said the weapon was a machete. (gript.ie)
  • investigationA video of the attack is being widely circulated on social media. (gript.ie)
  • otherA man in his 30s was taken to the Mater Hospital for treatment of injuries. (gript.ie)
  • otherMannix Flynn said there was zero policing when there should be zero tolerance. (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Nov2023
    Reportedextra.ie, follow-up
    Man Hospitalised After Machete Attack In Dublin City Centre

    The article text is empty apart from template code. Only the headline gives details: a man was hospitalised after a machete attack in Dublin city centre. It gives no date, suspect or investigation details.

    victim, male
  2. 27 Nov2023
    Reportedgript.ie, follow-up
    Stabbing with 'long blade' in Dublin last night - Gript

    Gript comment piece reporting the Talbot Street assault, which it links to wider concern about city centre disorder and a separate Dublin school stabbing. It adds the weapons seen in a circulating video, the councillor's comments, and the victim's age and hospital treatment.

    victim, 30s, male