{"id":38827,"date":"2025-09-23T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/38827\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:09:09","slug":"machete-attack-on-kerry-campus-leaves-students-terrified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/38827\/","title":{"rendered":"Machete attack on Kerry campus leaves students terrified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A youth with a machete attacking at a Tralee education centre on Tuesday morning.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8869dccf-a0ca-4d0a-903e-c4303c3fa345.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">A youth with a machete attacking at a Tralee education centre on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Garda\u00ed attend the scene of the attack.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ef2a9e6a-bf22-46bf-83a9-5506139f8418.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Garda\u00ed attend the scene of the attack.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: A youth with a machete attacking at a Tralee education centre on Tuesday morning.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758640149_178_8869dccf-a0ca-4d0a-903e-c4303c3fa345.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Garda\u00ed attend the scene of the attack.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758640149_404_ef2a9e6a-bf22-46bf-83a9-5506139f8418.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed had to be called to a shocking incident in Tralee involving an individual brandishing what appears to be a machete on the grounds of the Kerry Education &amp; Training Board Monavalley Campus on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The terrifying scenes show a group of youths scuffling before one individual takes out a machete and starts attacking another individual with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The campus was immediately locked down for security reasons during the attack as terrified staff and students awaited the arrival of the guards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">An online video shows the masked individual wearing red gloves and a white mask pulling the machete from underneath his jacket and threatening people before attacking them. A group of youths tried to restrain the attacker who later ran off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It\u2019s not known if anyone was injured in the incident. The individual left the scene and has not been identified as yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In a statement, the Kerry Education &amp; Training Board said it is aware of an incident that happened in the Kerry Community Training Centre on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe Gardai were contacted and are dealing with the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0 A youth with a machete attacking at a Tralee education centre on Tuesday morning. 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