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Assault

Yesterday
10th June 2026
Leinster rugby player Alan Spicer avoids criminal conviction for assaulting woman in nightclub
This week
7th June 2026 - 11th June 2026
'I never heard the word sorry': Ex of personal trainer jailed for assaulting her speaks out
Man arrested and another seriously injured after assault in Portarlington
Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Teenager arrested in connection with investigation into Qayyum Balogun’s death
Man accused of leading '14-man pack' that chased Qayyum Balogun granted bail
Personal trainer at female-only gym jailed for assaulting ex-girlfriend
Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting his father
Teen charged with fatal assault of Alex Coughlan denied bail for a second time
Young man dies in fatal stabbing near Grafton Street, Dublin after large row breaks out near venue
Gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident on Grafton Street where a male was found in a serious condition at around 3am.
Last month
May 2026
Mourners gather for funeral of Alex Coughlan in Dublin
Man pleads guilty to attacking teenage twin sisters with glass bottle on Dublin's Dame Street
Teenager seriously injured following assault in Finglas
Man in critical condition after being found unresponsive after alleged assault in Coolock
'We are all in shock': Vigil held for man who died after assault in Blanchardstown
Two teenage boys arrested after serious assault in Blanchardstown on Sunday
Man (30s) in critical condition following serious assault in Blanchardstown
'Pick a finger or a toe': Man jailed for 'disturbing' attacks on ex-girlfriend
Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery
Violent abuser who raped, urinated on and poured bleach over partner fails in appeal
Judge criticises insufficient mental health services as he jails man who attacked four women
Man found not guilty of stabbing his brothers after dash cam heard him say 'someone dies today'
Israeli settler to face trial over attack on French nun
One of two men allegedly stabbed by their younger brother tells court of 'horror film' attack
Man who attacked teen girlfriend for 'liking' TikTok video has sentence tripled by appeal court
Man assaulted and found by gardaí in Cork is in a critical condition
April
April 2026
Man appears in court charged with murder of mother-of-three Yveta Donovalova in Waterford
Noeline Blackwell: Character witnesses expose a legal system that fails victims
Noeline Blackwell
Man (20s) arrested in connection with assault that left Limerick hip hop artist partially blind
Man returned to pub after knocking friend unconscious and putting him in recovery position
Gardaí sustain bite and eye injuries in assault at Letterkenny council offices
Scarlett Faulkner’s family tell funeral she ‘will get the justice you deserve’
Gardaí launch probe after man attacked with steel weapon at house in Limerick
Huntsman who shot man meditating in his garden to be sentenced for assault next July
Man thrown into Luas tracks, strangled and hit with glass bottle during robbery, court hears
Man assaulted Ryanair cabin crew while drunk and caused delay in take off from Dublin, court hears
March
March 2026
Gardaí investigating after Limerick hip hop artist partially blinded in baseball bat assault
Four teenagers due in court over attack on man and his rescue dog
Man (40s) in critical condition following serious assault in Dublin
Woman and teenage girl charged over assault on Scarlett Faulkner
The woman in her 40s and the girl were arrested on Thursday morning in connection with the incident in Co Tipperary.
Woman and teenage girl arrested in connection with assault of Scarlett Faulkner