Ireland Man charged after Dublin city centre assault on Dawson Street
In the early hours of Friday 29 September 2023, at about 1.45am, a man in his early 20s (reports differ: 20s) was seriously injured in an assault on Dawson Street, Dublin 2, after an altercation with another man. A man in his early 30s (reports differ: 30s) was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in South Dublin. The injured man was taken to St James's Hospital and then transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he remained in critical condition. Gardaí in Pearse Street charged the arrested man on 30 September 2023, and he was due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice that day at 10.30am; no later outcome has been reported.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested29 Sep
3 reports - Charged29 Sep
3 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man in his early 20s (reports differ: 20s) was seriously injured in an assault on Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
- A man in his early 30s (reports differ: 30s) was arrested at the scene.
- Where
- The assault took place on Dawson Street, Dublin 2, in Dublin city centre.
- When
- The assault happened in the early hours of Friday 29 September 2023, at about 1.45am.
- Cause
- The assault followed an altercation between the two men, who are understood to know each other.
- Investigation
- The arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in South Dublin.
- The scene was sealed off and preserved for a technical examination, and Gardaí in Pearse Street are investigating.
- Gardaí appealed for witnesses and for camera or dash cam footage from the area between 1.30am and 2.00am.
- Other details
- The injured man was taken to St James's Hospital and later transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he remained in critical condition.
- Charges
- Gardaí in Pearse Street charged the arrested man in his 30s, as reported on 30 September 2023, in connection with the serious assault.
- In court
- The man charged was due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday 30 September 2023 at 10.30am.
- Sentence
- No sentence has been reported.
54 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe injured man was taken to St James's Hospital with serious injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe injured man was transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he remained in critical condition. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s suffered serious injuries in an assault on Dawson Street. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe incident involved an altercation between two men. (irishtimes.com)
- whatAn altercation occurred between two men on Dawson Street. (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was seriously assaulted on Dawson Street, Dublin 2. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA man has been charged following a serious assault of a man in Dublin city centre. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe altercation was between two men on Dawson Street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assault took place on Dawson Street, Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe assault was on Dawson Street, Dublin 2. (garda.ie)
- whereThe assault took place on Dawson Street in Dublin 2. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe assault happened on Dawson Street, Dublin 2. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe altercation happened at about 1.45am. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault happened in the early hours of Friday 29 September 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault happened in the early hours of Friday morning. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred at about 1.45am. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe assault happened in the early hours of Friday 29 September 2023 at about 1.45am. (garda.ie)
- whenThe suspect was arrested on Friday morning, 29 September 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenGardaí are appealing for camera footage from the area between 1.30am and 2.00am on Friday morning. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident happened early on Friday morning, between 1.30am and 2.00am. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe assault happened in the early hours of Friday 29 September 2023, between 1.30am and 2.00am. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe assault followed an altercation between the two men. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested a man in his early 30s at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe suspect was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in South Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe scene was sealed off for a technical examination. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Pearse Street are investigating the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe scene is preserved and a technical examination will take place. (irishtimes.com, garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and for road users with video footage to provide it. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí in Pearse Street are investigating the assault. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are asking anyone with information about the incident to come forward. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí continue to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationAnyone near Dawson Street with camera or dashcam footage is asked to give it to investigating Gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí appealed for anyone with information or camera footage, including dash-cam, to come forward. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeA man in his early 30s was arrested at the scene. (irishtimes.com, garda.ie)
- chargeGardaí in Pearse Street charged the man in his 30s. (garda.ie)
- chargeGardaí in Pearse Street charged a man in his 30s. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeGardaí in Pearse Street charged a man aged in his 30s. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe accused is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday 30 September 2023 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)
- courtThe accused is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am on the day the article was published. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe accused was due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday 30 September 2023 at 10.30am. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe two men are understood to know each other. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe injured man was taken to St James's Hospital and later transferred to Beaumont Hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe injured man remains in critical condition. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in South Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA man in his early 20s was taken from the scene to St. James's Hospital with serious injuries. (garda.ie)
- otherThe injured man was transferred to Beaumont Hospital and remains in critical condition. (garda.ie)
- otherThe arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in South Dublin. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherThe injured man in his 20s remains in critical condition in Beaumont Hospital. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man in his early 20s who was assaulted remains in critical condition in hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe injured man was taken from the scene to St James's Hospital and later transferred to Beaumont Hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe accused man was arrested on the morning of Friday 29 September 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe injured man, in his 20s, remained in critical condition in Beaumont Hospital. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Sep2023Man charged after Dublin city assault as victim remains in critical condition
Original report of the arrest, charge and court date for the Dawson Street assault. It gives the victim's condition, the appeal for witnesses and footage, and the time window of 1.30am to 2.00am.
accused, 30s, malevictim, 20s, male - 30 Sep2023Man (30s) to be charged with assault on Dublin’s Dawson St that left man (20s) in critical condition
Reports the charge against a man in his 30s, his court appearance date, the victim's condition, and a Garda appeal for camera footage from the early hours of Friday 29 September 2023.
victim, early 20s, maleaccused, early 30s, male - 29 Sep2023Court Appearance: Serious Assault, Dawson Street, Dublin 2, 29th September 2023
Official Garda release confirming the charge, the court appearance date and time of 30 September 2023, the injured man's critical condition, and an appeal for camera footage from between 1.30am and 2.00am.
accused, 30s, malevictim, 20s, male - 29 Sep2023Serious Assault and Arrest, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. 29th September, 2023.
Garda press release giving the arrest details: the suspect was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, the scene was preserved for technical examination, and gardaí appealed for witnesses and dash cam footage. It also gives the time of the assault as about 1.45am.
victim, early 20s, malesuspect, early 30s, male - 29 Sep2023Man (20s) in critical condition after Dawson Street assault
Adds that the injured man is in his early 20s and was transferred to Beaumont Hospital in critical condition, that the arrested man is in his early 30s and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and that the incident happened at about 1.45am. Does not mention a charge.
victim, early 20s, malesuspect, early 30s, male - 29 Sep2023Young man fighting for his life after serious assault in Dublin city centre
Adds that the altercation happened at about 1.45am, that the two men are understood to know each other, that the injured man was taken to St James's Hospital and then Beaumont Hospital in critical condition, that the suspect was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and that the scene was sealed for a technical examination. No charge is reported in this article.
victim, early 20s, malesuspect, early 30s, male