Ireland Crime

Reports the death of Scarlett Faulkner following the March 21 attack, details the charges against two unnamed female accused (a 16-year-old girl and a 40-year-old woman), and confirms both are due to appear on remand before Tipperary District Court in Nenagh on 23 April 2026.

Provides update on Scarlett Faulkner's condition (all sedation reduced, family waiting for her to wake), confirms the two charged suspects (a woman and a 16-year-old girl) appeared in court via videolink, and details the attack circumstances including the R494 location, group armed with weapons, and a theory that her car was rammed before she was dragged out and attacked.

Confirms Scarlett Faulkner remains critically ill; adds that a woman and a 16-year-old girl charged in connection with the assault appeared in court via videolink on Wednesday 1 April 2026; provides further detail on the attack (R494, around 5.30pm, group armed with weapons, possible car ramming theory) and her sister Victoria's Facebook appeal for prayers.

Adds the family's emotional response, confirms the two suspects (a woman and a 16-year-old girl) appeared in court via videolink on 1 April 2026, and provides further detail on the attack circumstances and Gardaí's theories about the background, including a possible car ramming.

Court hearing at Thurles District Court where both defendants appeared by video-link; the teenager was remanded to Nenagh for DPP directions and the woman's case was adjourned by consent to the same date; a psychological assessment certificate was granted for the teenager; the court was reminded that Faulkner remains in critical condition with extensive head injuries.

Details of the contested bail hearing at Limerick District Court, including the specific charges against each accused, the description of the 24-hour pursuit and the ramming of the van, the 11 blows to the head observed on CCTV, and the remand orders with a return date of 1 April 2026 at Tipperary District Court, sitting in Thurles.

Reports the court appearance of the two charged suspects at Limerick District Court, provides details of the attack (vehicle rammed, victim dragged out and beaten with weapons), confirms the victim is in critical condition, and includes statements from her sister Victoria.

Confirms the woman in her 40s and teenage girl have been charged; details their arrest at an address in Limerick on 26 March by Nenagh gardaí; provides Garda appeal for witnesses and information on a grey 162 Ford Transit van and a blue 161 VW Touran seen in convoy near Birdhill on the day of the attack.

Reports the arrest of two females (woman in 40s and teenage girl) on 26 March 2026, describes how the vehicle was rammed off the road before Faulkner was dragged out and attacked, and details Gardaí's appeal for witnesses and information on a grey 162 Ford Transit van and a blue 161 Volkswagen Touran.

Reports the initial arrest of a woman (40) and a girl (17) for questioning at an address in Limerick on 26 March 2026, their detention under Section 4, and Gardaí's appeal for information on a grey 162 Ford Transit van and a blue 161 Volkswagen Touran seen travelling in convoy or driving dangerously in and around Birdhill between 4.30pm and 5.30pm on 21 March 2026.

Reports the arrest of two females (adult in her 40s and juvenile in her teens) on 26 March 2026, details of the Garda appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage, and information about a grey Ford Transit van and a blue Volkswagen Touran seen in the area.

Provides update on Scarlett Faulkner's critical condition, details of the attack (vehicle rammed off the R494, she was dragged out and beaten with weapons), confirms no arrests, and notes Gardaí are working on several theories including that she may have been in the wrong car.

Initial report of the assault with details of the attack, video evidence showing a hatchet and sword, Gardaí's forensic examination of the scene, and a specific appeal for information about a grey 162 Ford Transit van and a blue 161 Volkswagen Touran travelling in convoy between 4.30pm and 5.30pm on 21 March 2026.

Adds details on the two vehicles of interest (grey 162 Ford Transit van and blue 161 Volkswagen Touran people carrier), the specific time window (4.30pm–5.30pm), the townlands searched (Cooleen, Crag Cross, Shower Cross, Kylebeg, Annaholty and Thornhill), and the request for the public to provide rather than share video footage.

Provides details of the immediate aftermath: her transfer from UHL to Cork University Hospital head trauma unit, Gardaí's theories about the attack (car rammed by a group in another vehicle, dragged from the car, attacked with implements), and a witness appeal for dash-cam footage from the R494 between Birdhill and the M7 motorway.

Initial report of the assault providing the location (R494, Birdhill), time (just before 5.30pm Saturday 21 March 2026), the victim's name and background, her critical condition, the Gardaí appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage, and the two vehicles of interest (grey 162 Ford Transit van and blue 161 Volkswagen Touran) seen travelling in convoy or driving dangerously in the area.

Provides initial details of the assault including the exact time (just before 5.30pm), the victim's injuries (severe head injuries), the hospital (University Hospital Limerick), the cordon and road closure, and the Garda appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage from the R494 between Birdhill and the M7.

Provides initial details of the assault including the specific location on the R494, time of discovery, method of hospital transfer (Coast Guard helicopter), and the Garda appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage from the R494 between Birdhill and the M7.

Initial witness appeal issued on the day of the incident; Gardaí appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage from the R494 between Birdhill and the M7 motorway between 5pm and 6pm.

Update providing details of the Garda appeal for witnesses and footage, identifying two specific vehicles of interest (grey 162 Ford Transit van and blue 161 VW Touran) and the area and timeline of their movements, and asking the public to submit video footage to Gardaí rather than sharing it online.

Update 2 reports the arrest of two females (adult in her 40s and juvenile in her teens) on 26 March 2026, confirms the injured party remains in critical condition, and provides details on two vehicles of interest (grey 162 Ford Transit van and blue 161 Volkswagen Touran) and the specific time windows and townlands under investigation.

Confirms the two arrested females (adult in 40s and juvenile in teens) have been charged and are due before a special sitting of Limerick District Court on 28 March 2026 at approximately 5pm.

Confirms the victim's death on 13 April 2026 at Cork University Hospital; notes the Coroner has been notified and a post-mortem will take place; confirms two persons are charged before the courts.

Update 5: two men (late 40s and late teens) arrested on 28 April 2026 and detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007; a Family Liaison Officer assigned to the deceased's family.

Update (6) confirms the two male suspects (late 40s and late teens) have been released without charge; files to be prepared for the DPP; investigations ongoing.