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Case No. 7166Public order offence · Co. Galway · 5 Nov 2023

Gardaí investigate public order disturbance on Mainguard Street, Galway city

A large group of people were involved in a fight on Mainguard Street, off Shop Street in Galway city centre, at about 8pm on Sunday 5 November 2023. A video obtained by Galway Beo shows several people throwing punches, including a man being thrown against a shop window and punched. Gardaí received a report of a public order disturbance and are investigating, and the sources do not identify any victim or suspect. As of the Galway Beo report on 7 November 2023, no arrests had been reported and investigations were ongoing.

  1. Reported7 Nov
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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When
The incident occurred at about 8pm on Sunday 5 November 2023.
Where
The fight took place on Mainguard Street, off Shop Street in Galway city centre.
What happened
  • A large group of people were involved in the incident.
  • A video obtained by Galway Beo shows several people throwing punches.
  • The video shows a man being thrown against a shop window and punched.
Other details
The video was taken from inside a nearby shop.
Investigation
  • Gardaí received a report of a public order disturbance on Mainguard Street and confirmed they are investigating.
  • The Galway Beo report of 7 November 2023 did not report any arrests, and investigations are ongoing.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA large group of people were involved in the incident. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe video shows several people throwing punches. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatIn the video, a man is thrown against a shop window and punched. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe fight took place on Mainguard Street, off Shop Street in Galway city centre. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at about 8pm on Sunday 5 November 2023. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí received a report of a public order disturbance on Mainguard Street. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe video was taken from inside a nearby shop. (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Nov2023
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Galway gardai investigate serious incident as fight video shows hell break loose

    Galway Beo obtained a video of the fight, and gardaí confirmed they are investigating the public order disturbance. The article does not report any arrests.