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Case No. 20149Assault · Co. Clare · 28 Jul 2023

Two men injured in Ennis stabbing

Two men, aged in their 40s and 20s, were injured in a knife assault near O'Connell Street in Ennis, County Clare, shortly before 5:30pm on Friday 28 July 2023. The man in his 40s was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while the man in his 20s was not taken to hospital. No arrest or charge is reported. Gardaí are investigating with enquiries ongoing and are appealing for witnesses, as reported on 29 July 2023.

  1. Reported29 Jul
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two men, aged in their 40s and 20s, were injured in an assault in Ennis, County Clare.
  • The man in his 40s was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  • The man in his 20s was not taken to hospital.
Where
The incident happened in the vicinity of O'Connell Street in Ennis, the county town of Clare.
When
The incident happened shortly before 5:30pm on Friday 28 July 2023.
Weapon
The attack involved a knife.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating the incident and enquiries are ongoing.
  • Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
Other details
  • No arrest or charge is reported in the articles.
  • The article reports a second knife-related attack in the county that week, a stabbing in Kilrus on Tuesday.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo men were injured in the assault. (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe man in his 40s was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe man in his 20s was not taken to hospital. (clareecho.ie)
  • whereThe stabbing took place near O'Connell Street in the county town of Ennis. (clareecho.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened shortly before 5:30pm on a Friday evening. (clareecho.ie)
  • weaponThe attack involved a knife. (clareecho.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating with enquiries ongoing and are appealing for witnesses. (clareecho.ie)
  • otherThe article reports a second knife-related attack in the county that week, a stabbing in Kilrus on Tuesday. (clareecho.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 29 Jul2023
    Reportedclareecho.ie, first report
    Two injured in Ennis knife attack - Clare Echo

    New incident. The article says it is the second knife-related attack in the county that week, after a stabbing in Kilrus on Tuesday.

    victim, 40s, malevictim, 20s, male