{"id":493266,"date":"2026-06-10T23:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/493266\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:04:09","slug":"car-enters-the-pond-in-st-stephens-green-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/493266\/","title":{"rendered":"Car enters the pond in St Stephen\u2019s Green park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A car has entered the water feature in the pedestrian area at St Stephen\u2019s Green<\/p>\n<p>21:29, 10 Jun 2026Updated 21:37, 10 Jun 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image: Daz News\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_IMG_0471.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Image: Daz News\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Image: Daz News<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A car entered the pond in St Stephen\u2019s Green Park on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Garda\u00ed confirmed that the incident took place, and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/news\/man-rushed-hospital-after-ballymun-34089242\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">emergency services<\/a> attended the scene. Widespread video footage of the event has been shared on <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/news\/world-news\/elon-musk-accused-driving-unrest-34095773\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">social media<\/a>, showing the car with its front bonnet and wheel submerged in the water feature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No injuries have been reported at this time. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/an-garda-siochana\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Garda\u00ed<\/a> said that the car entered the pond at around 5pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Cars are strictly prohibited from entering the pedestrian gates at St Stephen\u2019s Green. It is not yet known how the vehicle came to be in the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/an-garda-siochana\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Garda<\/a> spokesperson confirmed the incident. &#8220;Garda\u00ed and emergency services attended at an incident where a car entered a pond in St Stephen\u2019s Green Park, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/dublin\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Dublin<\/a> 2, this afternoon, Wednesday 10th June 2026&#8243; they told Dublin live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The incident occurred at approximately 5:10pm. 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