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Case No. 17913Criminal damage · Co. Waterford · 8 Mar 2024

Man arrested after violent incident at Dungarvan asylum centre

On Friday 8 March 2024, criminal damage was caused at the former Clonea Strand Hotel, an asylum centre in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, where glass was broken and a car on the grounds was allegedly damaged. A row between two families living at the premises is believed to have escalated. Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s, who was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Waterford; Gript first reported the incident on 14 March 2024 with video of the scenes. The man has since been released, and a file is to be prepared for the DPP, which is the latest development reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested14 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Criminal damage was caused to the former Clonea Strand Hotel, and glass was broken.
  • A car on the grounds was allegedly damaged.
Where
The incident took place at an asylum centre in the former Clonea Strand Hotel in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
When
The criminal damage occurred on Friday 8 March 2024.
Cause
A row between two families living at the premises is believed to have escalated.
Investigation
  • Gardaí told Gript they arrested a man following reports of criminal damage at the hotel.
  • The man, in his 30s, was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Waterford.
  • The man has since been released, and a file will be prepared for the DPP.
  • Gript first reported the incident on 14 March 2024, with video of the scenes.
Other details
Chaotic scenes were captured on video.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCriminal damage was caused to the former hotel. (gript.ie)
  • whatGlass was broken, and a car on the grounds was allegedly damaged. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at an asylum centre in Dungarvan, in the former Clonea Strand Hotel. (gript.ie)
  • whenThe criminal damage incident occurred on Friday 8 March 2024. (gript.ie)
  • causeA row between two families living at the premises is believed to have escalated. (gript.ie)
  • investigationGardaí told Gript they arrested a man following reports of criminal damage at a hotel in Dungarvan. (gript.ie)
  • investigationThe man, in his 30s, was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda Station in Co. Waterford. (gript.ie)
  • investigationThe man has since been released, and a file will be prepared for the DPP. (gript.ie)
  • otherChaotic scenes were captured on video. (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Mar2024
    Arrestedgript.ie, first report
    Video: Violent incident at Dungarvan asylum centre leads to arrest - Gript

    First report of the incident, with video of the scenes. Gardaí confirmed to Gript that a man was arrested and later released, with a file to the DPP. A row between two families living at the premises is reported as the believed cause.

    suspect, 30s, male