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Case No. 17888Public order (road rage abuse) · Co. Kilkenny

Gardaí condemn road rage abuse of elderly farmer in Kilkenny

A farmer aged at least 70 was shouted at by the driver of a car on a narrow rural lane in Kilkenny, according to a report published on 15 March 2024. The driver, a man with two passengers, wound down his window as the two vehicles passed, and the farmer had expected a brief exchange. The report does not give the date of the incident. Gardaí posted on social media condemning the road rage and said such conduct can be an offence under several acts, but no arrest or charge has been reported, and the farmer did not want to make a complaint.

  1. Reported15 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Kilkenny gardaí condemned a recent incident of road rage that distressed an elderly farmer.
  • The driver of a car wound down his window and shouted abuse at the farmer.
Where
The incident happened on a narrow rural lane in Kilkenny.
When
The incident date is not given; the report was published on 15 March 2024.
Cause
The farmer was inching past oncoming vehicles when the driver shouted at him, and the farmer had expected a pleasant exchange.
Other details
  • The victim is a man aged at least 70, described as a farmer who is strong and healthy.
  • The suspect is a man, the driver of the car, and two other people were in the car.
  • The farmer was stunned and did not get a vehicle description or registration number.
  • Gardaí said road rage is an offence under several acts, including the Public Order Act and the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
Investigation
  • Gardaí condemned the incident on social media after a local farmer who knows a garda phoned them.
  • The farmer did not want to make a complaint.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
In court
No court proceedings have been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatKilkenny gardaí condemned a recent incident of road rage that distressed an elderly farmer. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe driver of a car wound down his window and roared abuse at the farmer. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened on a narrow rural lane. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherTwo other people were in the car with the driver. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe farmer was stunned and did not get a vehicle description or registration number. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe farmer did not want to make a complaint. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherGardaí said road rage is an offence under several acts, including the Public Order Act and the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Mar2024
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny gardaí condemn road rage abuse of elderly farmer

    First report of the incident. Gives a garda spokesperson's account of the abuse, the lane, and the number of people in the car. The article gives no date, names or vehicle details.

    victim, 70 at least, malesuspect, male