Case No. 2335Criminal damage, endangerment to vehicles · Co. Tipperary · 12 Feb 2025
Youths throw stones at trucks on M7, damaging 12 HGVs and a coach
A group of youths threw stones at trucks and lorries on the M7 motorway between Birdhill and Nenagh, Co Tipperary, on 12 February 2025, smashing windscreens on 12 trucks and one coach. No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made as Gardaí investigate criminal damage and endangerment to vehicles.
- Reported13 Feb
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatStones were thrown at oncoming traffic along the M7 motorway in Tipperary (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA group of youths targeted trucks and lorries with stones (irishmirror.ie)
- whatVehicles were travelling at speeds of up to 120km/h (irishmirror.ie)
- what12 trucks and one coach were stoned and received damage to their windscreens and vehicles (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNo injuries were reported (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNo arrests have been made (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place eastbound between Birdhill and Nenagh on the M7 (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Castlecranna, Tipperary (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at around 7.30pm on Wednesday 12 February 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí at Newport are investigating criminal damage and endangerment to vehicles (irishmirror.ie)
- otherIRHA president Ger Hyland called for the highest possible repercussions up to and including attempted manslaughter (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA Dublin Coach bus serving Dublin City and Dublin Airport was also caught up in the incident (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Feb2025Calls for 'attempted manslaughter charges' for youths who targeted lorries on M7
First report of the incident; IRHA president Ger Hyland calls for attempted manslaughter charges; no arrests made; investigation ongoing.
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