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Case No. 29894Assault · Co. Dublin · 28 Sep 2021

Youth assaulted on Luas tram at Parnell Street, Dublin, under investigation

A group of young males, some carrying knives, boarded a Green Line Luas tram at the Parnell Street stop in north inner city Dublin and assaulted a youth at approximately 5:40pm on 28 September 2021. The tram driver alerted Gardaí, and passengers on the tram tweeted the Luas account saying they were terrified and pleaded for urgent help. A number of Garda units attended the scene but the youths had dispersed by the time they arrived. No arrests have been made and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

  1. Reported28 Sep
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A group of young males, some carrying knives, boarded a Green Line Luas tram at the Parnell Street stop and assaulted a youth.
Where
The incident occurred at the Parnell Street stop on the Luas line in north inner city Dublin.
When
The incident occurred at approximately 5:40pm on 28 September 2021.
Weapon
Some members of the group were carrying knives.
Investigation
The tram driver alerted Gardaí, a number of Garda units attended the scene but the youths had dispersed upon arrival, and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
Other details
  • Passengers tweeted the Luas Twitter account saying they were terrified and pleaded for urgent help.
  • The Luas driver held the tram back before the next stop with the doors closed after the youths left.
17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn armed gang boarded the Green Line Luas at Parnell Street stop and attacked a youth. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatA youth was assaulted on a Luas tram in north inner city Dublin by a group of young males. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatClose to 20 young people got on the tram at the Parnell Street stop. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThere was lots of screaming, shouting and pushing on the tram. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe Luas driver held the tram back before the next stop with the doors closed after the youths left. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe incident occurred at the Parnell Street stop on the Luas line. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereTransdev believes the incident occurred on or around the Parnell Street platform. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe incident occurred at approximately 5:40pm on 28 September 2021. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place at 5.40pm. (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponSome members of the gang were carrying knives. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe tram driver alerted Gardaí to the incident. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationA number of Garda units attended the scene but the youths had dispersed upon arrival. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationEnquiries into the incident are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí were alerted to the incident and a number of Garda units attended the scene. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe youths had dispersed by the time Gardaí arrived. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationTransdev, which operates the Luas, said it was investigating the incident. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherPassengers tweeted the Luas Twitter account saying they were terrified and pleaded for urgent help. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 28 Sep2021
    Reportedirishtimes.com, its first report
    Youth assaulted by group of young males on Luas tram

    Initial Garda statement and passenger account of the incident; no arrests made, youths dispersed before Gardaí arrived.

    victimsuspect, male
  2. 28 Sep2021
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Armed gang storm Luas and attack youth in front of 'terrified' passengers

    Initial report of the incident; no arrests made, enquiries ongoing.

    victimsuspect