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Case No. 6398Public order offences · Co. Dublin · 2 Mar 2024

Hughie Maughan charged over public order incident in Blanchardstown, Dublin

Gardaí attended a public order incident in Blanchardstown, Dublin, in the early hours of Saturday 2 March 2024, at about 3.40am, outside a pub; one source places it on Main Street. Hughie Maughan, a 29-year-old man, was arrested after the incident, and two other people in their 20s were also arrested and detained at a Garda station in the North Dublin area. Maughan was charged in relation to a public order allegation connected with the incident, and reports say the two others were also charged. The latest development is that the accused are expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday 26 March 2024 at about 10.30am.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • Gardaí attended a public order incident in Blanchardstown, Dublin.
  • Part of the row, a verbal and physical dispute between two men, was filmed and shared on social media.
Where
The sources differ on the location: one places it on Main Street, Blanchardstown, and another places it outside a pub in Blanchardstown, West Dublin.
When
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday 2 March 2024, at about 3.40am.
Other details
  • Filmed footage shows gardaí attempting to keep the men apart while others, including two women, watched.
  • Hughie Maughan, a 29-year-old man, was arrested after the incident.
  • Three people in their 20s, including two males and a female, were arrested and detained at a Garda station in the North Dublin area.
  • The incident was reported in the Irish Mirror on 4 March 2024.
Charges
  • Hughie Maughan was charged in relation to a public order allegation connected with the incident.
  • Reports say two other people in their 20s were also charged in connection with the incident.
In court
The accused are expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday 26 March 2024 at about 10.30am.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí attended a public order incident on Main Street, Blanchardstown. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatPart of the row was filmed and shared on social media. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened outside a pub in Blanchardstown, West Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Saturday 2 March 2024, at about 3.40am. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHughie Maughan was charged with a public order offence in connection with the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe accused are expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday 26 March at about 10.30am. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHughie Maughan, 29, was arrested after the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThree people, including two males and a female in their 20s, were arrested and detained at a Garda station in the North Dublin area. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Mar2024
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Big Brother star Hughie Maughan charged over shocking Blanchardstown brawl

    Names Hughie Maughan, 29, as charged; reports that two other people in their 20s were also arrested and charged; gives the Blanchardstown District Court date of 26 March.

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