Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 11638Fatal assault · Co. Dublin

Man dead and two women hospitalised after fatal assault in Ballybough, Dublin

A man in his fifties died and two women in their sixties were hospitalised after an assault on Foster Terrace, Dublin 3, in the early hours of 31 January 2026. No arrests had been made at the time of reporting, and gardaí have appealed for witnesses and camera footage.

  1. Reported1 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his fifties died and two women in their sixties were hospitalised following a fatal assault in Ballybough, Co Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatA male was found with serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatOne female was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was awaiting discharge. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatA second female was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and remains in treatment. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe assault occurred on Foster Terrace, Dublin 3. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenGardaí and emergency services responded shortly before 1.30am. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe scene on Foster Terrace and a nearby domestic residence have been preserved for forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationA Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an incident room set up at Mountjoy Garda Station. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests have been made at this time. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or has information, and to anyone with camera or dashcam footage from the area between 1am and 1.30am. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified and a post-mortem will be arranged. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 1 Jan2026
    Reportedthejournal.ie, first report
    Man dead and two women hospitalised after fatal assault in Dublin

    First report of the incident. Gives the injuries to the three people, the Garda investigation set-up (SIO, incident room, forensic preservation) and that no arrests have been made.

    victim, 50s, malevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 60s, female