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Case No. 7595Assault · Co. Galway · 2 Sep 2023

Man under investigation for assault in Galway city centre

On Saturday 2 September 2023, a shirtless man assaulted a second man and a woman in Galway city centre, along the Corrib near Eyre Square. The man punched and kicked the second man in the head, leaving him bloodied, and pushed the woman to the ground before punching her as she fell. A third man briefly tried to separate the pair. The incident was captured on video and Galway Beo has asked gardaí for a statement, with no arrest or charge reported.

  1. Reported2 Sep
    2 reports
  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 shirtless man punched and kicked a second man in the head, leaving him bloodied, and pushed a woman to the ground before punching her as she fell.
Where
The incident took place in Galway city centre, described as a popular tourist spot along the Corrib, with one source identifying the location as Eyre Square.
When
The incident took place on Saturday 2 September 2023.
Investigation
Galway Beo contacted gardaí for a statement on the incident, with no arrest or charge reported.
Other details
  • The incident was captured on video in clips of 51 seconds and two minutes eleven seconds.
  • A third man tried to separate the two men and briefly ushered the shirtless man away.
  • The shirtless man picked up his shirt and items from the ground and shouted at the woman while pointing at her.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA shirtless man punched and kicked a second man in the head. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe shirtless man pushed a woman to the ground. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe shirtless man punched the woman as she fell. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe second man seemed to fall limp after being kicked in the head. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatA shirtless man assaulted a second man, leaving him bloodied. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe shirtless man got on top of the second man on the ground and punched him. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe second man fell to his knees with his face bloodied. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in Galway city centre. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place in a popular tourist spot in Galway city, along the Corrib. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place on Saturday 2 September 2023. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Saturday 2 September 2023. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationGalway Beo contacted gardaí for a statement on the incident. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe shirtless man picked up his shirt and items from the ground and shouted at the woman while pointing at her. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe incident was captured on a two minute and eleven second video clip. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherA third man tried to separate the two men and ushered the shirtless man away briefly. (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 3 Sep2023
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Galway city assault video shows brutal daylight attack in popular tourist spot

    Reports a video of the assault, which the article describes as the second daylight assault in the city centre that weekend. Galway Beo has asked gardaí for a statement.

    victim, malesuspect, male
  2. 2 Sep2023
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, follow-up
    Galway brutal assault video shows man attacked and woman punched helping him

    Galway Beo published a 51-second video of the incident, with the location given as Eyre Square. The article reports no arrest or charge and says Galway Beo had asked gardaí for a statement.

    victim, malesuspect, malevictim, female