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Case No. 21948Public order offence · Co. Longford · 19 Feb 2023

Young man flips over tables in Birr Town takeaway

A young man entered a takeaway restaurant on Main Street in Birr Town, County Longford, at 11.30pm on Sunday 19 February 2023 in an aggressive state, flipping over tables and chairs and attempting to pull the front door off its hinges. He left before Gardaí arrived and the incident is under investigation.

  1. Reported10 Mar
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA young male entered the takeaway restaurant in a very aggressive and emotional state (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • whatHe flipped over the tables and chairs in the premises (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatHe tried to pull the front door off its hinges (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • whatA member of staff telephoned the Gardaí about the situation (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe young man left the scene before Gardaí arrived (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • whatHe began flipping over the tables and chairs in the premises. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in a takeaway on Main Street in Birr Town. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at 11:30pm on Sunday 19 February 2023 (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationThe incident is currently under investigation (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for help from witnesses who were present (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for help from any witnesses who were present. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 11 Mar2023
    Reportedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Gardai investigating after young man flipped over tables in Midlands takeaway

    Garda spokesperson statement describing the incident and appealing for witnesses.

    suspect, male
  2. 10 Mar2023
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, follow-up
    Gardai investigating after young man flipped over tables in takeaway in Offaly

    Offaly Express article providing a direct quote from a Garda spokesperson confirming the details of the incident and appealing for witnesses.

    suspect, male