IEThe Irish Times
Fiosrú sends file to DPP over Dublin man’s death after interaction with gardaí
Paul Butler (51) died after an incident on O’Connell Street in August 2025
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- 21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
- Source published
- 20 Aug 2026, 10:55 UTC
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- Byline
- Hugh Dooley
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Paul Butler (51) died after an incident on O’Connell Street in August 2025
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Fiosrú sends file to DPP over Dublin man’s death after interaction with gardaí
Paul Butler (51) died after an incident on O’Connell Street in August 2025
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- #707
- Observed
- 21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
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- news-ledger/0.1
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