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A YOUNG WOMAN suffered a serious injury when she was struck in the face by a firework while sitting at a bus stop at Eyre Square in Galway last night.
Gardaí say the incident happened just after midnight and that a large group of people were nearby at the time.
They say that the woman was sitting at a bus stop near the taxi rank at the top of Eyre Square and that a firework was launched from close to Tourist Information Kiosk across the street.
The woman suffered serious injury as a result of this incident and was removed from the scene by ambulance.
Gardaí understand that there was a large group of people in Eyre Square at the time and they are now asking that any person who may have witnessed the incident to make contact with the investigating team.
They are also anyone who may have footage of the incident either by mobile phone, CCTV or dash cam to contact them.
Gardaí are also using this incident to remind the that possession of fireworks without a licence is illegal and that their unauthorised use can be dangerous.
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Being 5tup1d with fireworks and being 5tup1d with firearms ought to be the same crime. Hope the lady recovers, but it sounds very bad.
Sounds like she was just minding her own business and all. Poor woman. I hope she recovers fully. What kind of ding dong sets off a firework in a busy city centre.
Gardai asking for CCTV footage …. I hope they aren’t just waiting for it to land in their laps, and are actually proactively approaching businesses in the area asking for it.
@Pablo: dope
@Pablo: Yeah thats how the police works, they go on twitter and say Hey Hey, hit me up with any clips from that bad buzz in #eyresquare #thoughtsandprayers #nodrama
A life changing injury to a young girls face, caused by someone who does not care about the physical and mental damage they have inflicted.
Hope they catch the *censored word*. The injuries sound horrific
A lot of people don’t seem to realise that fireworks are quite serious explosives. The lifting charge alone has enough energy to launch the thing several hundred feet in the air. and the radius and and heat of the main charge is huge. They need to be treated with the same respect as any other explosive.
@Francis Devenney: unfortunately, I don’t think the people using them care about that, and I’m pretty sure they won’t be reading this article. They will only learn when they get injured themselves :(
But don’t forget it’s part of their culture.
@Ian Drohan: who? Galwegians?
Please come forward if you know anything on this. If you actually did it, come forward.
@Jimmy Jones: pretty sure the people that did it don’t read or reply to articles on the journal
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