Ireland Machete assault on Talbot Street, Dublin, under investigation
On Sunday 26 November 2023 at about 9:25pm, a man in his 30s was struck in the leg with a machete and punched in the head by another man while a group surrounded him on Talbot Street, Dublin 1. The victim was taken to the Mater Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The group fled the scene, leaving the machete behind, and a pool of blood was visible on the footpath. Gardaí received the report, carried out a technical examination of the scene, and investigations remain ongoing.
- Reported27 Nov
4 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man in his 30s was struck in the leg with a machete and punched in the head by another man while a group surrounded him.
- Where
- The assault took place on Talbot Street, Dublin 1.
- When
- The assault happened on Sunday 26 November 2023 at about 9:25pm.
- Weapon
- The man was attacked with a machete.
- Cause
- Another man punched the victim repeatedly in the head.
- Investigation
- The group fled the scene and left the machete behind.
- Gardaí carried out a technical examination of the scene.
- A video of the attack is being widely circulated on social media.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- The victim was taken to the Mater Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- A pool of blood was visible on the footpath after the attack.
29 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man was seen striking another man with a machete, cutting his leg, while a group surrounded him. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man in his 30s was taken to the Mater Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe attack involved multiple people, several of whom were armed with weapons. (gript.ie)
- whatA pool of blood was visible on the footpath. (gript.ie)
- whatA man was reportedly hospitalised after the attack. (gript.ie)
- whatA man was hospitalised after a machete attack. (extra.ie)
- whatA man was attacked with a machete on Talbot Street. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe assault took place on Talbot Street, Dublin 1. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assault occurred on Talbot Street in Dublin city centre. (gript.ie)
- whereThe attack took place in Dublin city centre. (extra.ie)
- whereThe incident happened on Talbot Street, Dublin 1. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe assault happened on Sunday, 26 November 2023, in the evening. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenGardaí received a report of the assault at about 9:25pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenGardaí received a report of the assault at roughly 9.25 pm. (gript.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred on Sunday 26 November 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeAnother man punched the victim repeatedly in the head. (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponThe man was attacked with a machete. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponOne of the weapons visible in the video appears to be a long blade. (gript.ie)
- weaponIndependent Councillor Mannix Flynn said the weapon was a machete. (gript.ie)
- weaponThe man was struck in the legs with a machete. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe group fled the scene and left the machete behind. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí carried out a technical examination of the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA video of the attack is being widely circulated on social media. (gript.ie)
- investigationGardaí conducted a technical examination of the scene. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherA man in his 30s was taken to the Mater Hospital for treatment of injuries. (gript.ie)
- otherMannix Flynn said there was zero policing when there should be zero tolerance. (gript.ie)
- otherThe group fled the scene and left the weapon behind. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe injured man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Nov2023Man attacked with machete in violent late night incident on Talbot Street
First report of the incident. Adds the Garda account that the injured man was a man in his 30s with non-life-threatening injuries, and includes a councillor's criticism of policing in the city.
victim, 30s, malesuspect, male - 27 Nov2023Man Hospitalised After Machete Attack In Dublin City Centre
The article text is empty apart from template code. Only the headline gives details: a man was hospitalised after a machete attack in Dublin city centre. It gives no date, suspect or investigation details.
victim, male - 27 Nov2023Stabbing with 'long blade' in Dublin last night - Gript
Gript comment piece reporting the Talbot Street assault, which it links to wider concern about city centre disorder and a separate Dublin school stabbing. It adds the weapons seen in a circulating video, the councillor's comments, and the victim's age and hospital treatment.
victim, 30s, male - 27 Nov2023Man hospitalised following vicious assault with machete on Talbot Street
First report of the Talbot Street machete assault. Adds the weapon, the hospital treatment, the time of the report, the fleeing group and the technical examination of the scene.
victim, 30s, male