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Case No. 6935Assault · Co. Louth · 11 Dec 2023

Two off-duty gardaí assaulted after leaving Dundalk bar

Two off-duty gardaí were assaulted on Anne Street in Dundalk, County Louth, shortly after 1am on Monday 11 December 2023, after a gang followed them from a bar. The officers held on to the attackers until a patrol car responded to a 999 call from a member of the public. The Irish Mirror reported on 15 December 2023, citing source briefings and a garda statement, that two arrests had been made. The latest development is that a file is being prepared for the DPP. The sources give no age, sex or nationality for the officers or the attackers.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested15 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two off-duty gardaí were assaulted after leaving a popular bar in Dundalk.
  • One officer sustained a broken nose and facial injuries.
  • The second officer has internal mouth and facial injuries and is believed to have lost a tooth.
  • The perpetrator attempted to fish hook the second officer during the attack.
Where
  • The bar is Brubakers, on Park Street in Dundalk.
  • The attack took place on Anne Street in Dundalk.
When
The assault happened shortly after 1am on Monday 11 December 2023.
Cause
The gang followed the officers from the bar after they were identified as off-duty gardaí.
Other details
The assailants referred to the officers being gardaí during the attack.
Investigation
  • The officers held on to the attackers until a patrol car responded after a member of the public called 999.
  • The Irish Mirror reported on 15 December 2023, based on source briefings and a garda statement, that two arrests have been made.
  • A file is being prepared for the DPP.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe two officers were assaulted after leaving a popular bar in Dundalk. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe attack took place on Anne Street. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened shortly after 1:00 am on Monday 11 December 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe gang followed the officers from the bar after they were identified as off-duty gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe officers held on to the attackers until a patrol car responded after a member of the public called 999. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationTwo arrests have been made and a file is being prepared for the DPP. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherOne officer sustained a broken nose and facial injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe second officer has internal mouth and facial injuries after the perpetrator attempted to fish hook him. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe assailants referred to the officers being gardaí during the attack. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Dec2023
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Two off duty gardaí viciously assaulted after leaving popular Dundalk bar

    Irish Mirror report based on source briefings and a garda statement; adds that the officers were followed from Brubakers, that one suffered a broken nose and the other internal mouth and facial injuries, and that two arrests have been made.

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