Gardaí charge man over public order incident following South Longford town 'disturbance'

Gardaí arrested and charged a man following a public order incident at a Ballymahon housing estate over the weekend and they are separately investigating a nearby criminal damage incident which occurred several hour later.

The first incident occurred at 10pm when Gardaí received a report of a public order incident and a disturbance at St Matthew's Park.

Officers subsequently arrested a man, in his 30s, in connection with the incident a short time later and he appeared in court on Sunday afternoon.

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Separately, just over three hours after the public order incident Gardaí received a complaint in relation to a criminal damage incident, which is presently being investigated.

A Garda spokesman said, "Gardaí arrested and charged a man, aged in his 30s, following a Public Order incident at St Matthew’s Park, Ballymahon, Longford, at approximately 10pm on July 19th, 2025.

"The man appeared before Longford District Court on Sunday afternoon, 20th July 2025.

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"As this matter is now before the courts, An Garda Síochána is not in a position to comment further at this time.

"Separately, Gardaí received a report of criminal damage at a housing estate in Ballymahon, Co Longford, which occurred between 12:15am and 1:30am on the July 19th 2025.

"Investigation ongoing."