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Case No. 21673Public order offence (violent disorder) · Co. Dublin · 20 Feb 2023

Three men charged with violent disorder in Ballyfermot

On 20 February 2023, a public order incident occurred following a funeral in the Ballyfermot area, Dublin, during which a garda was struck with a missile and two Garda vehicles were damaged. Four men were arrested in connection with the incident. Three of the men, two in their 20s and one in his 30s, were charged with violent disorder under Section 15 of the Public Order Act 1994 and were due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice. The fourth man, in his 20s, remains detained in a Garda station in DMR West. Investigations into the public order incident are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested14 Mar
  3. Charged18 Mar
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A public order incident occurred following a funeral in the Ballyfermot area, during which a garda was struck with a missile and two Garda vehicles were damaged.
Where
The incident and arrests took place in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
When
The incident occurred on 20 February 2023.
Investigation
An investigation was launched into the public order incident and is ongoing.
Charges
  • Four men were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
  • Three men, two in their 20s and one in his 30s, were charged with violent disorder under Section 15 of the Public Order Act 1994.
In court
The three charged men were due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice.
Other details
The fourth man, in his 20s, remains detained in a Garda station in DMR West.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatFour men were arrested after an incident following a funeral in the Ballyfermot area (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA garda was struck with a missile during the incident (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe injured garda received medical treatment (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTwo Garda vehicles were damaged at the event (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe arrests took place in Ballyfermot (extra.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 20 February 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe arrests were made over an investigation into public order incidents (extra.ie)
  • investigationAn investigation was launched into the public order incident (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeAll four men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe offences relate to Section 15 of the Public Order Act 1994, Violent Disorder (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThree men, two in their 20s and one in his 30s, were charged (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe three charged men were due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherFour men were arrested (extra.ie)
  • otherThe fourth man, in his 20s, remains detained in a Garda station in DMR West (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Mar2023
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, its first report
    Four men arrested over incident after a funeral in Ballyfermot

    Initial report of four arrests and three charges for violent disorder following a public order incident at a funeral in Ballyfermot.

    victimsuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 20s, male
  2. 14 Mar2023
    Arrestedextra.ie, first report
    Four Men Arrested In Ballyfermot Over Investigation Into Public Order Incidents

    Confirms the arrest of four men in Ballyfermot in connection with public order incidents, matching the earlier report of four men arrested over a violent disorder incident after a funeral in the area.

    suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male