Ireland Man arrested after shopfronts damaged in Charleville, Co Cork
At about 3am on Wednesday 1 June 2023, according to gardaí, at least seven premises on Main Street, Charleville, Co Cork, were vandalised, including four pubs, a retail shop, a bookmaker and a takeaway. A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the damage and is being detained at an unnamed station in the county. No charge or court appearance has been reported. The latest article, dated 5 June 2023, still reports only the arrest.
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- Arrested1 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- At least seven premises on Main Street, Charleville, were vandalised.
- The affected premises were four pubs, a retail shop, a bookmaker and a takeaway.
- Cork Beo reports three front windows of one pub were broken, while the Irish Mirror reports three separate pubs had their front windows broken.
- The owners had to clean up the damage and replace the broken windows.
- Where
- The incident took place on Main Street, Charleville, Co Cork.
- When
- The damage was done on Wednesday night, 1 June 2023, and gardaí gave the time as 3am.
- Investigation
- Gardaí are investigating the incident as criminal damage.
- A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the vandalism.
- The arrested man is being detained at an unnamed station in County Cork.
- Other details
- It is understood the suspect is from the area and may have been responsible for past vandalism in Charleville.
- Gardaí believe the suspect has committed similar vandalism in Charleville before.
- Charges
- No charge has been reported as of the latest article.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAt least seven premises were vandalised. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe affected premises were four pubs, a retail shop, a bookmaker and a Chinese takeaway. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThree front windows of one pub were broken. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatFour pubs, a retail shop, a bookmaker and a Chinese takeaway had damage to their premises. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThree separate pubs had their front windows broken. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place on Main Street, Charleville. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe damage was to premises on Main Street, Charleville, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe windows were broken on 1 June 2023 at 3am. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationA man in his 30s was arrested at the scene. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man is being detained in an unnamed station in the county. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA suspect is understood to be from the area and possibly responsible for past vandalism in Charleville. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe suspect is believed to be local to the area. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGardaí believe the suspect has committed similar vandalism in Charleville before. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Jun2023Man arrested as multiple shops smashed up during mindless rampage in Cork town
Gives the arrest of a man in his 30s and the list of affected businesses. The article's text says 'Last Wednesday night', but the garda statement it quotes gives 1 June 2023 at 3am, which is the date recorded here.
suspect, 30s, male - 1 Jun2023Man arrested as multiple shops smashed up during mindless rampage in Cork town
Adds that at least seven premises were targeted, including four pubs, a retail shop, a bookmaker and a Chinese takeaway, and that three front windows of one pub were broken. Gardaí gave the time as 3am. The suspect is believed to be from the area and possibly responsible for past vandalism in Charleville.
suspect, 30s, male