Ireland North Face shop on Grafton Street, Dublin, attacked for fourth time
The front window of the North Face shop on Grafton Street, Dublin, was smashed in the early hours of 22 February 2023, marking the fourth attack on the store since December. No arrests have been made and Gardaí are investigating.
- Reported22 Feb
2 reports - Arrestednot reported
- Charged23 Feb
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports24 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe front door window of the North Face shop was smashed in. (thejournal.ie)
- whatIt is the fourth such incident at the building. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThree further burglaries at the building resulted in stock being taken. (thejournal.ie)
- whatA burglary and criminal damage occurred at a retail premises on Grafton Street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his early 30s and a woman in her 20s were arrested. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe front window of the North Face shop on Grafton Street was smashed in (gript.ie)
- whatIt was the fourth attack of its kind on the North Face shop since December (gript.ie)
- whatIt is unclear whether any items were stolen (gript.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at a retail premises on Grafton Street in the early hours of Wednesday 22 February 2023. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at 3am. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 22 February 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, 22 February 2023 (gript.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing. (thejournal.ie, gript.ie)
- investigationThe pair were caught after a follow-up search of the area revealed stolen property. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBoth have been charged in relation to the burglary. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtBoth were conveyed to Pearse Street Garda station. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe glass from the previous break-in had only just been repaired a few days earlier. (thejournal.ie)
- otherA burglary occurred in January at the Hugo Boss shop on Grafton Street. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe stock loss is described as very serious and costly to replace the broken glass each time. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThis was the fourth burglary at the North Face store. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe store manager said previous robberies resulted in stock being stolen. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe store manager said a larger Garda presence is necessary on Grafton Street. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe Hugo Boss shop on Grafton Street experienced two separate smash-and-grab robberies in January (gript.ie)
- otherA man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the Hugo Boss incident as of 17 February (gript.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Feb2023Grafton Street North Face shop attacked for fourth time in months - Gript
Reports the fourth criminal damage incident at the North Face shop on Grafton Street; no arrests made; also references two earlier smash-and-grab robberies at the Hugo Boss shop on the same street in January.
- 23 Feb2023Two people arrested in relation to burglary at popular Grafton Street store
Gardaí statement and store manager interview; confirms this is the fourth burglary at the store.
suspect, early 30s, malesuspect, 20s, female - 22 Feb2023Grafton Street manager pleads for garda help as North Face suffers fourth attack since December
Adds direct quotes from shop manager Zana Zhang describing the distress to staff, the 3am timing, the need for more Gardaí on the street, and confirmation that the glass from the previous break-in had only just been repaired. Confirms Gardaí categorised the incident as criminal damage while investigating possible theft, and notes a separate January burglary at the Hugo Boss shop on Grafton Street.