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Case No. 23291Theft, criminal damage, public order offences, drug offence · Co. Longford · 10 Sep 2025

Man remanded in custody over multiple charges including Easter egg theft in Longford

Patryk Gniado, 20, of no fixed abode, appeared at Longford District Court facing new charges of stealing a €200 DeWalt drill at Stonepark, Longford, on 10 September 2025 and failing to provide his name and address in Dublin in July 2025, in addition to existing charges including the theft of over €420 worth of Easter eggs from Aldi, Longford, in January 2025. He was remanded in custody.

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

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe defendant is a 20-year-old man (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatGniado is of no fixed abode (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatGniado is accused of stealing a DeWalt Drill worth €200 (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatGniado is accused of stealing Easter eggs worth €408.20 and Smarties Easter eggs worth €23.88 from Aldi on the Athlone Road (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatGniado is accused of smashing the glass pane on a sliding door entrance at Longford Shopping Centre on 9 January 2025 (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe drill theft occurred on 10 September 2025 at Stonepark, Longford (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe Easter egg thefts occurred on 17 January 2025 (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeGniado is accused of failing to provide a Garda with his name and address or providing a misleading name and address at Shankhill Village, Dublin, on 31 July 2025 (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeGniado also faces charges of threatening, abusive behaviour, possession of drugs, and intoxication in a public place (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtGniado was remanded in custody to the next sitting of Harristown District Court on 25 September 2025 (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtGniado was represented in court by solicitor Frank Gearty (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherGniado was escorted into court by two prison officers and shouted in Polish at a woman in the public gallery (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe woman was removed to the back of the courtroom by a Garda sergeant (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Oct2026
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Easter egg accused before ​Longford District Court on new charges

    Details of court appearance including Gniado's behaviour in the courtroom, full list of charges spanning multiple incidents, and remand to Harristown District Court.

    accused, Patryk Gniado, 20, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Patryk Gniado