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Case No. 19717Assault causing harm · Co. Kilkenny · 24 Sep 2023

Man charged with assault causing harm in Kilkenny housing estate

A 36-year-old local man was assaulted at a house at The Weir, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City, on Sunday 24 September 2023 at about 8.40pm, and was left with serious head injuries. A man in his 40s was arrested in the early hours of Monday 25 September and detained at Kilkenny Garda Station, and the victim was transferred from St Luke's Hospital to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin for emergency surgery. Declan Foley, 19, of Weir View, Castlecomer Road, was later charged with assault causing harm, and reports of a court appearance state that Judge Marie Keane granted him bail on his own bond of €200 with conditions. He was remanded on bail to appear before Kilkenny District Court on 23 October 2023 for DPP directions.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested25 Sep
    3 reports
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court26 Sep
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man was assaulted at a house at The Weir housing estate in Kilkenny City and was left with serious head injuries.
Where
The assault took place at a house at The Weir, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny City, also described as Weir View.
When
The assault happened on Sunday 24 September 2023 at about 8.40pm.
Other details
  • The victim is a 36-year-old local man, although one report describes him only as a man in his 30s.
  • The victim was taken to St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny and then transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin for emergency surgery.
  • Reports describe his condition as critical but stable, critical, and serious.
Investigation
  • Gardaí were called to the injured man's home on Sunday night and found him holding a towel to his head.
  • A man in his 40s from the Kilkenny area was arrested in the early hours of Monday 25 September and brought to Kilkenny Garda Station, where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
  • The defendant made no reply after caution, according to Detective Garda Mark Wall.
  • Gardaí appealed for witnesses and for camera or dash cam footage from Weir View between 8pm and 9pm on Sunday.
Charges
Declan Foley, 19, of Station House, Weir View, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, was charged with assault causing harm at Weir View on 24 September.
In court
  • Gardaí objected to bail because of the seriousness of the charge, but Judge Marie Keane granted bail on the accused's own bond of €200 with conditions.
  • The accused was remanded on bail to appear before Kilkenny District Court on 23 October 2023 for DPP directions.
34 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was seriously injured in an assault at a house in Kilkenny. (rte.ie)
  • whatEmergency services were called after a 36-year-old local man was assaulted. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe injured man received head injuries. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatA man was left with serious head injuries after an assault in Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatA man was charged in connection with a serious assault in a housing estate in Kilkenny City. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe injured party had a head injury and was in a critical condition, according to gardaí. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at The Weir housing estate in the city. (rte.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place at a house at The Weir on the Castlecomer Road in Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe serious assault happened at a house in Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe assault occurred in Weir View, Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe assault was charged as taking place at Weir View, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Sunday night. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe assault took place on Sunday. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened on Sunday evening at about 8.40pm. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe alleged assault took place on September 24, a Sunday. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 40s from the Kilkenny area was arrested and brought to Kilkenny Garda Station for questioning. (rte.ie)
  • investigationA male in his forties has been arrested and is in custody. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a man in his 40s in the early hours of Monday morning. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe arrested man remains detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co. Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone with information to contact them. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationAnyone in Weir View between 8pm and 9pm on Sunday with camera or dash cam footage is asked to provide it to gardaí. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí were called to the home of the injured party on Sunday night and met him holding a towel to his head. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe defendant made no reply after caution. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for anyone with information or dash cam or camera footage from Weir View between 8pm and 9pm on Sunday. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtGardaí objected to bail due to the seriousness of the charge. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtJudge Marie Keane granted bail on the accused's own bond of €200 with conditions. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe accused was remanded on bail for DPP's directions to appear before Kilkenny District Court on October 23. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe victim was taken to St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe victim was later transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin for emergency surgery. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe victim's condition was described as critical but stable. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe injured man is in critical condition in hospital. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe injured man is being treated at Beaumont Hospital. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe injured man is a male in his 30s. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe injured man is being treated in Beaumont Hospital in serious condition. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 26 Sep2023
    In courtkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Man in court over assault in Kilkenny housing estate

    Gives the date (24 September 2023), location (Weir View, Castlecomer Road), the injury to the victim, the bail conditions and the appeal for witnesses. Existing case 8413 has the same accused and charge but gives a different date (June 4) and address (Loughboy), so it is not treated as the same incident.

    accused, Declan Foley, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Foleyvictim, male
  2. 26 Sep2023
    Arrestedkilkennypeople.ie, follow-up
    Garda appeal for witnesses following serious assault in Kilkenny

    Adds that the victim is a man in his 30s receiving treatment in Beaumont Hospital in serious condition, and that a man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. The existing case names a 19-year-old charged with assault causing harm at the same place and date, so the suspect may be a different person or the same person with conflicting details.

    victim, 30s, malesuspect, 40s, male
  3. 25 Sep2023
    Arrestedkilkennypeople.ie, follow-up
    Man in custody following assault in Kilkenny

    Adds that a male in his forties has been arrested and is in custody, and that the injured man received head injuries and was being treated at Beaumont Hospital.

    victimsuspect, forties, male
  4. 25 Sep2023
    Arrestedrte.ie, follow-up
    Man, 36, seriously injured in Kilkenny assault

    Adds that the 36-year-old victim was taken to St Luke's Hospital and then transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin for emergency surgery, that his condition was described as critical but stable, and that the arrested man is in his 40s and from the Kilkenny area.

    victim, 36, malesuspect, 40s, male