Ireland Gardaí appeal for information after pub assault in Portlaoise
On Sunday 1 December 2024 at around 8.10pm, a man in his forties was assaulted in Humes Pub on Main Street, Portlaoise, County Laois, suffering a cut to his forehead and being taken to hospital. Gardaí said a man in his thirties was arrested for public order offences nearby shortly after the incident, but the reports do not link him to the assault. The first report was published on 2 December 2024 and updated on 6 December 2024, when Portlaoise Garda Station appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to call 057 867 4100. The latest development is that appeal, and no charge or court proceedings are reported.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí are appealing for information after an assault in a pub in Portlaoise, County Laois, at the weekend.
- The injured man suffered a cut to his forehead and was taken to hospital.
- Other details
- The victim is a man in his forties.
- Where
- The assault happened at Humes Pub, Main Street, Portlaoise.
- When
- The incident happened at around 8.10pm on Sunday 1 December 2024.
- Investigation
- A man in his thirties was arrested for public order offences nearby shortly after the incident.
- The reports do not state that the man arrested for public order offences was involved in the assault.
- Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100.
- Charges
- No charge is reported in the articles.
- In court
- No court proceedings are reported in the articles.
- Sentence
- No sentence is reported in the articles.
6 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí are appealing for information following an assault in a pub in Laois at the weekend. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe injured man suffered a cut to his forehead and was taken to hospital. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe assault happened at Humes Pub on Main Street, Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at around 8.10pm on a Sunday evening. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationA man in his thirties was arrested for public order offences nearby shortly after the incident. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Dec2024Laois Gardaí issue appeal over pub assault
First report of the assault at Humes Pub, Portlaoise. Gives the victim's approximate age, the injury, the time, and the Portlaoise Garda Station appeal number. Reports that a separate man in his thirties was arrested for public order offences nearby shortly after the incident.
victim, forties, male