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Case No. 5997Public order offence · Co. Galway · 27 Apr 2024

Man in his 20s charged after glass incident with buskers in Galway city

On Saturday 27 April 2024, a man in his 20s allegedly threw cash at a group of buskers, then allegedly smashed a glass and swung it at one of them, at the junction of Shop Street and Mainguard Street in Galway city. The victim was one of the buskers, and the suspect is a man in his 20s whose name and nationality were not given. Gardaí arrested him in Galway city that afternoon after several men pinned him down until officers arrived, and he has since been charged in relation to a public order offence. The latest development is that he was due to appear before Galway District Court on Sunday 28 April 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged29 Apr
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man in his 20s allegedly threw cash at a group of buskers in an aggressive manner.
Weapon
The man allegedly smashed a glass and swung it at one of the buskers, though one source says he waved it and another says he brandished it.
Where
The incident happened at the junction of Shop Street and Mainguard Street in Galway city.
When
The incident happened on Saturday 27 April 2024, in the afternoon.
Investigation
  • Gardaí responded to a report of a public order incident on Mainguard Street after one of several men called them.
  • Several men pinned the suspect down while waiting about twenty minutes for gardaí to arrive, with one source saying as many as four men did so.
  • Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s in Galway city on the Saturday afternoon.
Other details
  • Witnesses claimed a struggle followed between two responding gardaí and the suspect until a third, then two more, officers arrived, and the man was placed in a Garda van.
  • The busker reportedly got back the cash that had been thrown.
  • The incident is being treated as a public order offence.
Charges
The man in his 20s has been charged in relation to the incident.
In court
The man was due to appear before Galway District Court on Sunday 28 April 2024.
21 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his 20s was allegedly seen waving and throwing cash at a group of buskers, described as aggressive. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe man allegedly broke a glass and swung it at one of the buskers. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatA man was reportedly seen throwing cash at a group of buskers aggressively. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatFour men tried to pin the suspect down while waiting for gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred at the junction of Shop Street and Mainguard Street in Galway city. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at the junction of Shop Street and Mainguard Street in Galway City. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Saturday 27 April 2024. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Saturday afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenGardaí said the incident happened on Saturday 27 April. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponThe suspect allegedly smashed a glass and swung it at one of the buskers. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí responded to reports of a public order incident on Mainguard Street in Galway city on the afternoon of Saturday 27 April 2024. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • chargeThe man, in his 20s, was arrested in relation to the incident and has since been charged. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • chargeThe man in his 20s has been charged. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe man was due to appear before Galway District Court on Sunday morning, 28 April 2024. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • courtThe man was expected to appear before Galway District Court on Sunday 28 April. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherSeveral men pinned the suspect down while waiting for Gardaí, who took around twenty minutes to arrive. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe busker reportedly got back the cash that had been thrown. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherTwo Gardaí struggled with the suspect until a third, then a fourth and fifth officer arrived, and the man was placed into a Garda van. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherGardaí arrested a man in Galway. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherWitnesses claimed a struggle followed between two responding gardaí and the suspect. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA busker recovered the cash thrown by the suspect. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Apr2024
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man arrested after shocking daylight glass incident in Galway city

    Reports the arrest and charge of a man in his 20s over an alleged daylight incident with buskers at Shop Street and Mainguard Street, and his expected District Court appearance.

    accused, 20s, male
  2. 29 Apr2024
    Chargedgalwaybeo.ie, follow-up
    Galway Garda city centre arrest over daylight glass incident as crowd steps in

    Adds the location as the junction of Shop Street and Mainguard Street, a witness account of several men pinning the suspect down until Gardaí arrived, the Garda van arrest, and that the busker recovered the thrown cash. Confirms the charge and the scheduled court appearance on 28 April.

    accused, 20s, malevictim