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Case No. 21626Homicide (fatal shooting) · Co. Dublin · 8 Feb 2023

Man released without charge in Dublin 3 fatal shooting

A fatal shooting took place on Poplar Row, Dublin 3, on 8 February, with sources giving the year as either 2016 or 2023. A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the incident in April 2023 and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in North Dublin. He was subsequently released without charge. A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Apr
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A fatal shooting occurred.
Where
The shooting took place on Poplar Row, also spelled Popular Row, in Dublin 3.
When
The shooting occurred on 8 February, with sources giving the year as either 2016 or 2023.
Investigation
  • A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting.
  • The man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in North Dublin.
  • The man was released without charge.
  • A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe incident was a fatal shooting (garda.ie)
  • whatThe suspect is a man in his 40s (garda.ie)
  • whatA man in his 40s was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting (garda.ie)
  • whereThe shooting took place at Poplar Row, Dublin 3 (garda.ie)
  • whereThe fatal shooting occurred on Popular Row in Dublin 3 (garda.ie)
  • whenThe shooting occurred on 8 February 2023 (garda.ie)
  • whenThe fatal shooting occurred on 8 February 2016 (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe man was released without charge (garda.ie)
  • investigationA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in North Dublin (garda.ie)
  • otherThe male, aged in his 40s, has been released without charge. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Apr2023
    Arrestedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Update - Fatal Shooting, Popular Row, Dublin 3 - 8th February 2016

    Reports the arrest of a man in his 40s in connection with the fatal shooting; he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in North Dublin.

    suspect, 40s, male
  2. 1 Apr2023
    Othergarda.ie, follow-up
    Update 2 - Fatal Shooting, Popular Row, Dublin 3 - 8th February 2016

    Official garda press release confirming the man in his 40s has been released without charge and that a file will be prepared for the DPP.

    suspect, 40s, male
  3. 1 Apr2023
    Othergarda.ie, first report
    Update - Man Arrested in Connection with Fatal Shooting Incident, Poplar Row, Dublin 3 - 8th February 2023

    Reports that the man in his 40s arrested in connection with the fatal shooting has been released without charge and that a file will be prepared for the DPP.

    suspect, 40s, male