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Case No. 14283Criminal damage · Co. Donegal · 8 Mar 2025

Gardaí seek information after house in Gortahork pelted with eggs

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, shortly before 10.30pm, eggs were thrown at the roof and windows of a house at Ardsbeg, Gortahork, County Donegal. The perpetrators are said to be three boys aged approximately 14, and no arrests or charges have been reported. Gardaí are investigating the incident as criminal damage and are appealing for information, including from anyone who saw the boys on foot in the area or has dash-cam footage. The latest development, reported by DonegalLive on March 11, 2025, is this appeal, and the case remains under investigation.

  1. Reported11 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Eggs were thrown at the roof and windows of a house in Ardsbeg, Gortahork.
Where
The house is at Ardsbeg, Gortahork, County Donegal.
When
The incident occurred on Saturday, March 8, 2025, shortly before 10.30pm.
Other details
  • The perpetrators are said to be three boys aged approximately 14.
  • No details of the occupants of the house are given.
  • The article describes this as the latest such incident in Donegal; earlier egg and missile incidents in Giblin, Clonmany and Drumkeen are separate and not covered here.
  • DonegalLive reported the appeal on March 11, 2025.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating the incident as criminal damage and are appealing for information.
  • Gardaí ask anyone who saw the boys on foot in the area to contact Gardaí in Milford.
  • Gardaí ask anyone who travelled in the area with a dash-cam to make the footage available.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatEggs were thrown at the roof and windows of a house in Ardsbeg, Gortahork. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe house is at Ardsbeg, Gortahork, County Donegal. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred shortly before 10.30pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the incident as criminal damage and are appealing for information. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí ask anyone who observed the boys on foot in the area to contact Gardaí in Milford. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí ask anyone who travelled in the area with a dash-cam to make the footage available. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe perpetrators are said to be three boys aged approximately 14. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Mar2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Garda probe after Gortahork house pelted with eggs

    Original report of the eggs incident at Ardsbeg, Gortahork, with a Garda appeal for information and a dash-cam appeal. The article also mentions earlier eggs and missile incidents in Giblin, Clonmany and Drumkeen, which are separate and not recorded here.

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