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Case No. 22710Possession of an offensive weapon · Co. Offaly · 26 Dec 2022

Man carrying two swords arrested on Mill Street, Birr, Offaly

A man was arrested on Mill Street, Birr, County Offaly, at 10pm on St. Stephen's Day (26 December 2022) after a member of the public reported him carrying a three-foot sword and a four-foot sword, both in sheaths.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested17 Jan
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was carrying a three-foot sword and a four-foot sword (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatHe was not waving the swords or threatening anybody (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatBoth swords were in sheaths (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe swords were sharp and dangerous (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe man was not waving the swords or threatening anybody. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe swords were described as sharp and dangerous. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident was happening on Mill Street, Birr (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred on Mill Street, Birr, County Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at 10pm on St. Stephen's Day (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place at 10pm on St. Stephen's Day. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationA member of the public contacted the station about the incident (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe man was arrested and taken to the station (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationA member of the public contacted the Garda station about the incident. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe man was arrested and taken to the Garda station. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Jan2023
    Arrestedoffalyexpress.ie, follow-up
    Man carrying two swords arrested on the street in Offaly

    Reports the arrest of a man carrying two sheathed swords on Mill Street, Birr, on St. Stephen's Day, following a member of the public contacting the Garda station.

    suspect, male
  2. 17 Jan2023
    Arrestedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Guards arrest man walking down Birr street with two swords

    Garda spokesperson confirmed the man was not waving the swords or threatening anybody, both swords were in sheaths, and the swords were described as sharp and dangerous.

    suspect, male