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Case No. 7066Firearm discharge · Co. Dublin · 21 Nov 2023

Man arrested over firearm discharge in Tallaght

A firearm was discharged at a residential premises on Swiftbrook Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, on 21 November 2023. On 28 February 2025, Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the discharge. He is detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. Investigations are ongoing, and the latest reported development is his arrest and detention.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested21 Nov
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A firearm was discharged at a residential premises.
Where
The residential premises is on Swiftbrook Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
When
The firearm discharge happened on 21 November 2023.
Weapon
The weapon involved was a firearm.
Investigation
  • Gardaí arrested a man in connection with the firearm discharge on 28 February 2025.
  • The man arrested is in his 40s.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • The man is detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at a Garda station in the Dublin Region.
  • The sources do not mention a victim or any injury.
  • The sources do not name the man arrested.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA firearm was discharged at a residential premises. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe residential premises is on Swiftbrook Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe firearm discharge happened on 21 November 2023. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí have arrested a man in connection with the firearm discharge. (garda.ie)
  • investigationA man aged in his 40s was arrested on 28 February 2025. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe man is detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Nov2023
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    Arrest Discharge of Firearm, Tallaght, Dublin 24. 21st November, 2023.

    Adds that a man in his 40s was arrested on 28 February 2025 over the firearm discharge at a residential premises on Swiftbrook Avenue, Tallaght, and is detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. The article does not mention a victim or injury, and it does not name the man.

    suspect, 40s, male