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Case No. 14027Assault and theft · Co. Donegal · 27 Mar 2025

Man charged after assault and theft on Buncrana Main Street

On Thursday 27 March 2025, between 11.30am and midday, a man was assaulted and had his wallet containing cash stolen during an altercation with another man on Main Street, Buncrana, County Donegal. Gardaí appealed for witnesses and for any dash-cam footage from the area. The latest reported development, on 8 April 2025, is that a man was arrested and charged in connection with the assault and theft, and no court appearance or sentence is reported.

  1. Reported1 Apr
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged8 Apr
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man was assaulted and had his wallet containing cash stolen.
  • The assault and theft followed an altercation between two men.
Where
The incident took place on Main Street in Buncrana, County Donegal.
When
The incident took place on Thursday, 27 March 2025, between 11.30am and midday.
Cause
The incident followed an altercation between two men.
Other details
  • The wallet was stolen in broad daylight.
  • The victim and the suspect are both men; their ages and nationalities are not given.
Investigation
  • Gardaí appealed for witnesses to contact Buncrana garda station on 074-9320540.
  • Gardaí asked anyone travelling on Main Street in Buncrana in that period with dash-cam footage to make it available.
  • The incident was first reported on 1 April 2025.
Charges
A man was arrested and charged in connection with the assault and theft, as reported on 8 April 2025.
In court
No court appearance is reported in the articles.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the articles.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man had his wallet stolen during an assault. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatOne man was assaulted by the other, and his wallet containing cash was stolen from him. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatAn altercation took place between two men. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place on Buncrana's Main Street. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place on Main Street in Buncrana. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place on Thursday, March 27, between 11.30am and midday. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened between 11.30am and midday on Thursday, 27 March. (donegallive.ie)
  • causeThe incident followed an altercation between two men. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Buncrana garda station. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationAnyone travelling on Main Street Buncrana in that period with dash-cam footage is asked to make it available to gardaí. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said a man has since been arrested and charged, and thanked anyone who helped with the investigation. (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeA man has been charged in connection with the assault and theft. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe wallet was stolen in broad daylight. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 8 Apr2025
    Chargeddonegallive.ie, first report
    Man arrested and charged after assault and theft in Buncrana

    Donegal Live reported on 8 April 2025 that a man has been arrested and charged. The article gives the time of the altercation and states that the wallet was stolen.

    victim, maleaccused, male
  2. 1 Apr2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, follow-up
    Man has wallet stolen during assault on Buncrana’s Main Street

    Earlier appeal report for the same incident, adding the wallet theft, the appeal for witnesses and the request for dash-cam footage.

    victim, malesuspect, male