Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 10350Assault · Co. Offaly

Psychiatric assessment ordered for woman accused of Offaly assaults

A 32-year-old woman is accused of attacking her mother and two gardaí in County Offaly, and the article does not give the date of the alleged assaults. During the alleged attack on her mother, the woman allegedly brandished a meat hammer without using it, cutting her mother's face and breaking her glasses, and one garda was allegedly struck in the nose with a heel at the scene. The woman, who cannot be named by court order, was previously remanded in custody with consent to bail and appeared in person at Tullamore District Court on Wednesday, March 4, where Judge Andrew Cody ordered a psychiatric assessment. She was remanded again in custody with consent to bail to March 18, and a file on the matter is going to the DPP.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court24 Mar
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A 32-year-old woman is accused of attacking her mother and two gardaí.
  • The mother's face was cut and her glasses were broken in the alleged assault.
  • One garda was allegedly struck in the nose with a heel at the scene.
Where
The alleged assaults took place in County Offaly.
When
The date of the alleged assaults is not given.
Weapon
The woman allegedly brandished a meat hammer while assaulting her mother but did not use it.
Investigation
A file on the matter is going to the DPP.
In court
  • The woman was previously remanded in custody with consent to bail and appeared by video link in earlier hearings.
  • The woman appeared in person at Tullamore District Court on Wednesday, March 4.
  • Defence counsel David Nugent, BL, represented the woman, and she had a consultation with him before the order was made.
  • Judge Andrew Cody ordered a psychiatric assessment for the woman.
  • The woman was remanded in custody again, with consent to bail, to March 18.
Other details
The woman cannot be named by order of the court.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman is accused of attacking her mother and two gardaí. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe woman allegedly brandished, but did not use, a meat hammer while assaulting her mother. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe mother's face was cut and her glasses were broken in the assault. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatOne garda was struck in the nose with a heel at the scene. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtA psychiatric assessment was ordered for the woman at Tullamore District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe woman was remanded in custody again, with consent to bail, to March 18. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe woman appeared in person before the court on Wednesday, March 4. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe woman cannot be named by order of the court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherA file on the matter is going to the DPP. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Mar2026
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Psychiatric assessment ordered for 'vulnerable' woman accused of Offaly assaults

    Court report on the woman's appearance at Tullamore District Court, the psychiatric assessment order and remand to March 18. The article does not give the date or location of the alleged assaults.

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