Ireland Glass smashed in Carol Nolan's Tullamore constituency office
In the early hours of 26 February 2024, the glass in the front door of woman Carol Nolan's constituency office on Harbour Street, Tullamore, County Offaly, was smashed in an apparent act of vandalism, with nothing taken from inside. A constituent reported the incident the following morning and Gardaí came out to investigate. Carol Nolan appealed for information to Tullamore Garda Station, and the office was made safe to the public the day after. No suspect has been identified and no arrest or charge has been reported. Simon Harris condemned the act in the Dáil and Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan condemned it on X.
- Reported26 Feb
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The glass in the front door of Carol Nolan's constituency office was smashed in an apparent act of vandalism, and nothing was taken from inside.
- Where
- The office is on Harbour Street, Tullamore, County Offaly.
- When
- The vandalism occurred in the early hours of 26 February 2024.
- Investigation
- Gardaí came out to investigate and Carol Nolan asked anyone with information to contact Tullamore Garda Station.
- Other details
- A constituent reported the incident early the next morning and the office was made safe to the public the day after.
- Simon Harris condemned the act in the Dáil during Leaders' Questions and Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan condemned it on X.
- Minister for Justice Helen McEntee had asked the Garda Commissioner the previous year to undertake a new security and protection review of TDs, senators, their staff and people working on the Oireachtas campus.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe glass in the front door of Carol Nolan's office was smashed. (gript.ie)
- whatNothing was taken from inside the office. (gript.ie)
- whatThe glass in the front door of Carol Nolan's office was smashed in an apparent act of vandalism. (gript.ie)
- whereThe office is on Harbour Street in Tullamore. (gript.ie)
- whereThe office is on Harbour Street, Tullamore. (gript.ie)
- whenThe office was targeted in the early hours of 26 February 2024. (gript.ie)
- whenThe vandalism occurred in the early hours of Monday morning. (gript.ie)
- investigationCarol Nolan asked anyone with information to contact Tullamore Garda Station. (gript.ie)
- investigationGardaí came out to investigate the incident. (gript.ie)
- otherLast year, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee asked the Garda Commissioner to undertake a new security and protection review of TDs, senators, their staff and people working on the Oireachtas campus. (gript.ie)
- otherSimon Harris condemned the act in the Dáil during Leaders' Questions, calling it an utterly despicable act. (gript.ie)
- otherFine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan condemned the attack on X, calling it a wanton act of criminal vandalism and an attack on democracy. (gript.ie)
- otherA constituent reported the incident early the next morning. (gript.ie)
- otherThe office was kept open and made safe to the public the day after the vandalism. (gript.ie)
- otherLocal business Tullamore PVC helped resolve the glass problem. (gript.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Feb2024“Despicable”: Harris condemns attack on Nolan’s constituency office - Gript
Reports the vandalism of Carol Nolan's office and political reactions, including Simon Harris's condemnation in the Dáil and Charlie Flanagan's statement on X. No suspect identified; Gardaí investigating.
victim, Carol Nolan, female, irish (judged from name)Carol Nolan - 26 Feb2024Office of Carol Nolan TD attacked - Gript
Adds that Carol Nolan shared photos of the damage on social media and appealed for information to Tullamore Garda Station. Also notes that last year Minister for Justice Helen McEntee asked the Garda Commissioner to undertake a new security and protection review of TDs, senators, their staff and people working on the Oireachtas campus.
victim, Carol Nolan, female, irish (judged from name)Carol Nolan