Three arrests after assaults and dangerous driving incidents in Kilkenny

Eva Osborne

Two men and a woman have been arrested and gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a number of incidents that occurred in Kilkenny city on Saturday.

Shortly before 3pm, gardaí were alerted to a car driving in a dangerous manner and a material damage road traffic collision on the Old Dublin Road in Lyrath.

Gardaí then received a further report of dangerous driving and public disorder on Maudlin Street.

A male and a female on Maudlin Street were subsequently assaulted. Both people, aged in their 30s, received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Two men in their 30s and a woman in her 20s were arrested at the scene and are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in Kilkenny.

A vehicle was seized by gardaí under the Road Traffic Act.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward.

Anyone who was on the Old Dublin Road and Maudlin Street between 2:30pm and 3:15pm on Saturday and has video camera footage (including dash-cam), is asked to make it available to gardaí.

Homeowners on Maudlin Street who may have domestic CCTV footage are also asked to make this available to the investigation team.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on 056 777 5000, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.