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Case No. 14627Assault · Co. Donegal · 9 Feb 2025

Man seriously injured in assault in Buncrana town centre

A man was assaulted by another man who was unknown to him on Main Street in Buncrana, Co Donegal, in the early hours of Sunday 9 February 2025, between 3.15am and 3.45am. The injured man was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Gardaí in Buncrana opened an investigation and appealed for information, witnesses and dashcam footage, as reported on 11 February 2025. The latest reported development is that appeal, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported11 Feb
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man was assaulted by another man who was unknown to him.
Where
The assault took place on Main Street in Buncrana, Co Donegal.
When
The assault happened in the early hours of Sunday 9 February 2025, between 3.15am and 3.45am.
Other details
  • The injured man was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The incident was first reported by donegallive.ie on 11 February 2025.
  • The articles do not report any arrest or charge, and do not give the age or nationality of either man.
Investigation
  • Gardaí in Buncrana are investigating the incident.
  • Gardaí are appealing for information, witnesses and dashcam footage, and asking people to contact Buncrana garda station.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was assaulted by another man who was unknown to him. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place on Main Street in Buncrana. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened in the early hours of Sunday 9 February between 3.15am and 3.45am. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Buncrana are investigating the incident. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for information, witnesses and dashcam footage, and asking people to contact Buncrana garda station. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe injured man was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Feb2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Man suffers serious injuries during assault in Buncrana town centre

    First report of the assault. Gardaí in Buncrana are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

    victim, malesuspect, male