Ireland Named in reporting
Paul Metcalfe
Born between July 2005 and July 2006, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 15 Jul 2024 to 16 Jul 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused
- Born
- Between July 2005 and July 2006, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Public order (violent protest, Criminal damage, Assault on gardaí)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 15 Jul 2024 to 16 Jul 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, rte.ie
Cases
latest first- Five more charged over Coolock public order incident, 45 arrested Public order (violent protest · Co. Dublin
Violent clashes between anti-asylum seeker protesters and gardaí erupted at the former Crown Paints factory on Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17, on 15 July 2024, with petrol bombs, bricks and fireworks thrown, a JCB digger destroyed, and a security guard hospitalised. Nineteen people were arrested that day, and 15 were charged with public order offences and appeared before a special sitting of the Criminal Courts of Justice on the night of 15 July, where they were released on bail. The investigation continued with searches on 16 July recovering incendiary devices, and by September 2024 the total had risen to 34 arrests and 26 charges. In May 2025 a teenager was arrested as the 40th suspect, and in September 2025 five more individuals were charged, bringing the total to 45 arrests.
In court, 15 Jul 2024Accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Paul Metcalfe, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Jul2024Coolock: 15 people appear in court charged with public order offencesaccused, Paul Metcalfe, 18, named, irish (judged from name)Paul Metcalfe
- 15 Jul202415 charged in relation to Coolock public order incidentaccused, Paul Metcalfe, 18, named, irish (judged from name)Paul Metcalfe
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