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05 Dec 2025

Gardaí update on arrests of men in connection with serious assault in Monasterevin in which man died

Gardaí in Kildare investigating a serious assault that occurred in Monasterevin on Sunday, August 21 last have released the three men that were arrested on Tuesday. 

Gardaí added that investigations are continuing into the incident. 

A Garda spokesperson added: "All three men aged in their 20s, have been released without charge and a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

"Investigations ongoing."

The men had been detained on Tuesday under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a number of garda stations in Co Kildare.

Limerick man Dylan McCarthy aged 29 later died from injuries sustained in an incident in Monasterevin on August 21. 

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