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Case No. 17557Criminal damage · Co. Donegal · 14 Apr 2024

Men who damaged flower beds in Moville come forward after Garda appeal

On Sunday 14 April 2024, at around 9.15pm, two young men were reported to have damaged flower beds in planters in Moville's Market Square, County Donegal, and were believed to have been intoxicated. Gardaí appealed for information after receiving a report of the damage. By 18 April 2024 the two men had come forward, owned up and paid for the damage, according to the Moville Tidy Towns committee. The sources give no names, ages or nationality for the men, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

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Key facts

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What happened
Two men damaged flower beds in Moville's Market Square; one article describes the flower beds as destroyed.
Where
The flower beds were in planters in Moville's Market Square, County Donegal.
When
The damage was reported at around 9.15pm on Sunday 14 April 2024.
Cause
The two men were believed to have been intoxicated.
Investigation
Gardaí appealed for information after receiving a report of the damage.
Other details
  • The two men are described as young men, and their names, ages and nationality are not given.
  • By 18 April 2024 the two men had come forward, owned up and paid for the damage, according to the Moville Tidy Towns committee.
Charges
No arrest or charge is reported.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo men damaged flower beds in Moville's Market Square. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe flowers were in planters in Moville's Market Square. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe damage was reported at around 9.15pm on a Sunday. (donegallive.ie)
  • causeThe two men were believed to have been intoxicated. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for information after receiving a report. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe Moville Tidy Towns committee said the two men had owned up and paid for damages. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Apr2024
    Otherdonegallive.ie, first report
    Men who destroyed flower beds in Moville come forward after Garda appeal

    Adds that the two men came forward after a Garda appeal, owned up, and paid for the damage. The Moville Tidy Towns committee posted this. No arrest or charge is reported.

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