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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 8739Public indecency · Co. Tipperary · 26 Jun 2026

Man remanded in custody over alleged indecency on train at Thurles

On 26 June 2026 a man in his 30s, described as a foreign national with no fixed abode in Tipperary, was arrested at Portlaoise Train Station after gardaí were alerted to an alleged indecent exposure on a train south of Thurles. He has been charged with public indecency and faces a Section 4 public order allegation, and gardaí believe he was using a false passport. After a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court on Saturday 27 June, he was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison at a later in camera hearing by video link. The case is next due before Portlaoise District Court on 16 July 2026 for DPP directions.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested29 Jun
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court4 Jul
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man allegedly sat beside a woman on a train, unzipped his trousers and masturbated beside her, and reports said he did so in front of a number of women.
Where
The alleged incident occurred on a train south of Thurles, with one report placing it at Thurles Train Station.
When
The alleged incident occurred on Friday 26 June 2026.
Investigation
  • Gardaí were alerted and waited at Portlaoise Train Station, where a man was later arrested and detained.
  • Gardaí believe the man was using a false passport and are carrying out enquiries into it, which a detective said was false.
  • No DPP directions had been issued yet, and they would have to be sought.
Other details
  • The man was held overnight at Abbeyleix Garda Station after being detained in Laois.
  • The man is described as a foreign national, aged 36 in one report and in his 30s in another, with no fixed abode in Tipperary; no nationality is stated.
  • He was also arrested for being intoxicated at Portlaoise Train Station on 26 June.
Charges
He was charged with public indecency and faces a Section 4 public order allegation.
In court
  • He was brought before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court on Saturday and remanded in custody to appear again on Thursday.
  • He appeared in camera by video link, assisted by an Arabic interpreter, and a detective requested a two-week remand in custody.
  • The case was adjourned to Portlaoise District Court on 16 July 2026 for DPP directions.
Sentence
Judge Susan Fay remanded him in custody to Cloverhill Prison while enquiries were made and DPP directions were sought.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatReports said a male was masturbating in front of a number of women. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatA man allegedly sat beside a woman on a train and exposed himself. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe alleged incident occurred on a train south of Thurles. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident allegedly happened at Thurles Train Station. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident allegedly happened on 26 June. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí were alerted and waited at Portlaoise Train Station, where a man was later arrested and detained. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí believe the man was using a false passport. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are carrying out enquiries into the passport, which the detective said was false. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThere were no DPP directions yet, and they would have to be sought. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • chargeHe was accused of public indecency and a Section 4 public order allegation. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtHe was brought before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court on Saturday and remanded in custody to appear again on Thursday. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtHe appeared before an in camera sitting of Portlaoise District Court by video link, assisted by an Arabic interpreter. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtHe was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison and the case was adjourned to Portlaoise District Court on 16 July for DPP directions. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Susan Fay remanded him in custody while enquiries were made and DPP directions were sought. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe man, in his 30s and a foreign national, was detained in Laois and held overnight at Abbeyleix Garda Station. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherHe was arrested for being intoxicated at Portlaoise Train Station on the same date. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 4 Jul2026
    In courtleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Man appears in court in Portlaoise over alleged indecency on train

    Reports the man's court appearance in Portlaoise, the alleged false passport, and his remand in custody to Cloverhill Prison, with the next hearing set for 16 July by video link.

    accused, 36, male
  2. 29 Jun2026
    Arrestedleinsterexpress.ie, follow-up
    Portlaoise Gardaí arrest man after report of indecent exposure on train

    Earlier report of the arrest, published 29 June 2026, before the court remand reported in the existing case. It gives the man's age as in his 30s and says he is a foreign national, and places the alleged incident on a Friday on a train south of Thurles. It says the reports concerned a male masturbating in front of several women.

    suspect, 30s, male