Man arrested after brandishing offensive weapon at Lidl on Talbot Street, Dublin
A man in his 30s was arrested after brandishing an offensive weapon at the Lidl store on Talbot Street, Dublin 1, at approximately 1pm on 8 August 2025. The man shouted a threat to stab another man before a man in a black leather jacket tackled him to the ground inside the store and told people to call the Gardaí. The suspect was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and charged with assault (offensive weapon). He is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 9 August 2025 at approximately 10.30am.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged8 Aug
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man in his 30s was brandishing an offensive weapon and shouted a threat to stab another man at the Lidl store.
- A man in a black leather jacket tackled the man to the ground, pushed him into a corner, and told people to call the Gardaí.
- Where
- The incident took place at the Lidl store on Talbot Street, Dublin 1.
- When
- The incident occurred at approximately 1pm on Friday 8 August 2025.
- Weapon
- The man was carrying an offensive weapon that was not a knife.
- Investigation
- The man, aged in his 30s, was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
- Charges
- The man has been charged with assault (offensive weapon).
- In court
- He is due to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Court No. 1, on 9 August 2025 at approximately 10.30am.
- Other details
- Lidl is cooperating with An Garda Síochána in relation to the incident.
17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man was in possession of an offensive weapon at the retail premises (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man in a black leather jacket tackled the man to the ground inside the store (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe arrested man was carrying an offensive weapon rather than a knife (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man shouted a threat to stab the other man (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in a leather jacket pushed and dragged the attacker into a corner in the Lidl (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man in the leather jacket told people to call the Gardaí (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at the Lidl store on Talbot Street, Dublin 1 (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at a Lidl on Talbot Street in Dublin 1 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 1pm on 8 August 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 1pm on Friday 8 August 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponThe man was brandishing an offensive weapon that was not a knife (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe assailant, aged in his 30s, was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 9 August 2025 at approximately 10.30am (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe is due to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Court No. 1, on 9 August 2025 at approximately 10.30am (dublinlive.ie)
- otherLidl is cooperating with An Garda Síochána in relation to the incident (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 8 Aug2025Man brandishing 'offensive weapon' arrested after incident at Dublin Lidl
Initial report of the arrest and charging following the incident at the Lidl store.
suspect, 30s, malevictim, male - 8 Aug2025Man with 'weapon' tackled to ground before arrest at city centre supermarket
Initial report of the incident, including the arrest, the confirmation that the weapon was an offensive weapon rather than a knife, and the charging with a court date set for 9 August 2025.
suspect, 30s, male