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Case No. 14307Criminal damage · Co. Tipperary · 7 Mar 2025

Man in his 50s arrested after business windows smashed in Thurles

In the early hours of Friday 7 March 2025, the windows of several businesses in Thurles, Co Tipperary, including on Liberty Square, were smashed. CCTV footage circulating online shows a man using what appears to be a sledgehammer. Gardaí arrested a man in his 50s, who was detained at the scene. The latest reported development is that arrest; no charge or court appearance has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested7 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
CCTV footage circulating online shows a man smashing the windows of several businesses around Thurles.
Where
The incident took place in Thurles, Co Tipperary, and several businesses on Liberty Square were affected.
When
The incident happened in the early hours of Friday 7 March 2025.
Weapon
The man appears to have used a sledgehammer.
Cause
The incident is described as criminal damage.
Investigation
Gardaí arrested a man in his 50s following the incident.
Other details
  • The arrested man was detained at the scene.
  • The first report was published by Tipperary Live on 7 March 2025 at 15:55 GMT and updated at 16:17 GMT.
Charges
No charge against the man is reported in the articles.
In court
No court appearance is reported in the articles.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCCTV footage circulating online shows the man smashing the windows of several businesses around Thurles. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in Thurles. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereSeveral businesses on Liberty Square were affected. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Friday 7 March 2025. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • weaponThe man appears to have used a sledgehammer. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a man following the incident. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe arrested man was detained at the scene. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Mar2025
    Arrestedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    BREAKING: Man arrested in Tipperary as gardaí respond to incident

    First report of the incident. Adds that the man was detained at the scene, that CCTV shows him smashing business windows around Thurles with what appears to be a sledgehammer, and that several businesses on Liberty Square were affected.

    suspect, 50s, male