Ireland Teenage Electric Picnic worker charged with assault causing harm in Laois
A man in his late teens, a security staff member at Electric Picnic, was charged with assault causing harm after allegedly punching a festival-goer at the event in Stradbally, Co Laois, in the early hours of Saturday 29 August 2026. The alleged victim, a man, suffered a suspected broken jaw and a serious cut to the eye. The suspect was arrested and questioned by gardaí on Saturday and brought before a special sitting of Tullamore District Court at 9pm that evening, where he was released on bail. The maximum penalty for the offence is five years in prison and a fine at Circuit Court level.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court30 Aug
2 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A security staff member at Electric Picnic is accused of punching a festival-goer, causing a suspected broken jaw and a serious cut to the eye.
- Where
- The incident took place at Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Co Laois.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred in the early hours of Saturday 29 August 2026.
- Investigation
- The suspect, a man in his late teens, was arrested and questioned by gardaí on Saturday.
- Charges
- The suspect was charged with assault causing harm.
- In court
- He appeared at a special sitting of Tullamore District Court at 9pm on Saturday evening.
- Sentence
- He was released on bail.
- Other details
- The maximum penalty for the offence is five years in prison and a fine at Circuit Court level.
- More than 80,000 punters are attending the festival and at least 4,000 men and women are working at the event.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA security staff member at Electric Picnic has appeared in court over an alleged assault. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatHe is accused of assaulting a festival-goer at Electric Picnic. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe suspect allegedly punched the festival-goer (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe alleged victim suffered a suspected broken jaw (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe alleged victim suffered a serious cut to the eye (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at the Electric Picnic festival at Stradbally, Co Laois (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe alleged assault was on Friday night or into the early hours of Saturday. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe assault happened in the early hours of Saturday morning (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Saturday 29th August 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationHe was arrested and questioned by gardaí on Saturday. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardai arrested an adult male in his late teens in connection with the alleged assault (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe suspect was charged with assault causing harm (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe was brought before a sitting of Tullamore District Court at 9pm on Saturday night and released on bail. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe suspect appeared at a special sitting of Tullamore District Court in Co Offaly on Saturday evening (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe maximum penalty for the offence is five years in prison and a fine at Circuit Court level (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Aug2026Worker charged with assaulting punter at Electric Picnic
First report of the incident; suspect charged with assault causing harm and appeared at Tullamore District Court on Saturday evening.
suspect, late teens, malevictim, male - 30 Aug2026Electric Picnic staff member accused of assault at the festival
Reports a court appearance over an alleged assault on a festival-goer at Electric Picnic by a security staff member, who was arrested and released on bail. No existing case covers this incident.
accused, malevictim