Ireland Two men released after arrests over 2021 Ballymun fatal shooting
A fatal shooting occurred on 11 February 2021 at Belclare Terrace in Ballymun, Dublin. Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s on 4 September 2023 and a man in his 50s on 5 September 2023, and both were detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at a North Dublin Garda Station. A Garda update dated 7 September 2023 reports that both men have been released from custody, no charges have been reported, and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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- Arrested1 Sep
2 reports - Charged
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- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A fatal shooting occurred in Ballymun, Dublin.
- Where
- The shooting occurred at Belclare Terrace in Ballymun, Dublin, though one source spells it Belcare Terrace.
- When
- The shooting occurred on 11 February 2021.
- Investigation
- Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the shooting, reported on 4 September 2023.
- Gardaí arrested a man in his 50s in connection with the shooting, reported on 5 September 2023 as the second arrest in the investigation.
- The man arrested in his 40s and the man arrested in his 50s were each detained at a North Dublin Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
- The 5 September 2023 report states the second man remains in Garda custody.
- A Garda update dated 7 September 2023 states that both men have been released from custody.
- Charges
- No charges have been reported against either man.
- Other details
- A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA fatal shooting incident occurred in Ballymun, Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí investigated a fatal shooting in Ballymun. (garda.ie)
- whereThe shooting occurred in Belclare Terrace in Ballymun, Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe shooting happened at Belclare Terrace in Ballymun, Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe shooting occurred at Belcare Terrace in Ballymun, Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whenThe shooting occurred on 11 February 2021. (garda.ie)
- whenThe shooting happened on 11 February 2021. (garda.ie)
- investigationTwo men, in their 40s and 50s, were arrested in connection with the shooting. (garda.ie)
- investigationBoth men have been released from custody. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí have arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the shooting. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a man in his 50s in connection with the shooting. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained at a North Dublin Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. (garda.ie)
- investigationThis is the second arrest in the investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe second man remains in Garda custody. (garda.ie)
- otherA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (garda.ie)
- otherThe arrested man is detained at a Garda station in North Dublin under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. (garda.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Sep2023Update: Second Arrest - Fatal Shooting, Ballymun, Dublin, 11th February 2021
Update on the investigation: a second arrest, of a man in his 50s, who is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. The article refers to a second arrest, which implies an earlier one, but does not describe it. The issue date given in the article is 5 September 2023.
suspect, 50s, malesuspect, male - 1 Sep2023Update: Arrest - Fatal Shooting, Ballymun, Dublin, 11th February 2021
Garda.ie update titled 'Update: Arrest' that gives the arrest of a man (40s) for a shooting from 11 February 2021. No matching case in the existing list, so treated as a new record.
suspect, 40s, male - 1 Sep2023Update: Arrests - Fatal Shooting, Ballymun, Dublin, 11th February 2021
Garda update: the two men arrested over the 2021 fatal shooting have been released, and a file is to go to the DPP. No charges are reported.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, male