Ireland Gardaí appeal for information on mass brawl with hatchets in Athy, Kildare
On Tuesday 12 December 2023 at around 1pm, a fight involving several men took place on Barrow Quay in Athy, County Kildare, near Athy Courthouse, between six men and four men, with some of the men armed with hatchets and wheel braces. A Ford car was damaged during the incident. Four arrests were made by Athy gardaí, who were quickly on the scene, and no charges have been reported. The latest development, reported on 14 December 2023, is that gardaí are appealing for information, including mobile phone or dash cam footage. The articles do not give names, ages or nationalities for those involved.
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- Arrested13 Dec
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A lunchtime fight involving several men took place in Athy between six men on one side and four men on the other.
- Where
- The fight took place on Barrow Quay in Athy, near Athy Courthouse, County Kildare.
- When
- The fight happened at around 1pm on Tuesday, 12 December 2023.
- Weapon
- Sources differ: one says four of the men were armed with hatchets and wheel braces, while another says some of the men were.
- Other details
- A Ford car was damaged in the area during the incident.
- No names, ages or nationalities of the people involved have been published.
- Investigation
- Four arrests were made by Athy gardaí, who were quickly on the scene.
- Gardaí are appealing for information about the incident, including mobile phone or dash cam footage.
- Charges
- No charges have been reported in the articles.
23 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA fight involving several men took place in Athy. (kildarenow.com)
- whatSix men were involved on one side and four men on the other. (kildarenow.com)
- whatA Ford car was damaged during the incident. (kildarenow.com)
- whatA fight involving several men took place in County Kildare. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe fight was between six men and four men. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatA lunchtime fight involving several men took place in Athy. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatDamage was caused to a car in the area during the incident. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe fight took place on Barrow Quay. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe fight happened near Athy Courthouse. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe incident happened on Barrow Quay in Athy. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident happened near Athy Courthouse. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident happened on Barrow Quay in Athy, County Kildare. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe fight happened on Tuesday at around 1pm. (kildarenow.com, offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at 1 pm on Tuesday, 12 December 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- weaponFour of the men were armed with hatchets and wheel braces. (kildarenow.com, offalyexpress.ie)
- weaponSome of the men were armed with hatchets and wheel braces. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationFour arrests were made by Athy gardaí. (kildarenow.com, offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for mobile phone footage or dash cam footage. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for information, including mobile phone or dash cam footage. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for information about the incident. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are asking for any information, including mobile phone footage or dash cam footage. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeFour arrests were made. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherDamage was caused to a Ford car in the area during the incident. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Dec2023Gardaí appeal after hatchet brawl near Athy court
First report of the incident. It adds that four arrests were made, that a car was damaged, and that gardaí are appealing for mobile phone or dash cam footage.
suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 13 Dec2023Gardaí appeal for information on lunchtime mass brawl in Kildare involving men armed with hatchets
First report of this incident. Adds the weapons (hatchets and wheel braces), the four arrests, and damage to a Ford car. No existing case in the list matches this brawl.
suspect, male - 13 Dec2023LATEST: Kildare Gardaí appeal for videos of local fight with hatchets and wheel braces
Adds details of the Athy fight on Barrow Quay: six men against four men, four of them armed with hatchets and wheel braces, four arrests, damage to a Ford car, and a garda appeal for footage.
suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male