Third tanning salon burnt out in Carlow Town after car reversed into building

Sarah Slater

Another tanning salon has been burnt out in Carlow Town after a car was reversed into the premises.

It is the third such incident in the space of two years, the last of which happened at a premises on Lower Tullow Street last month.

Gardaí confirmed the latest incident happened at 2.30am on Wednesday when a car was reversed into the ground-floor premises at the Barrack Street entrance to the Fairgreen Shopping Centre.

After the car was driven into the premises, a fire broke out and the driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

Gardaí and fire services responded, and the blaze was brought under control. No injuries were reported from the incident.

Investigations into the matter are ongoing, and gardaí are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

Gardaí are also examining whether a link exists between this and the two earlier incidents under similar circumstances.

The first such incident happened in May 2022, when a car was reversed into a tanning shop on Tullow Street.

Another nearby shopfront on Lower Tullow Street was then the target of a similar incident last month.

Anyone with information which could assist the Garda investigation are asked to contact Carlow Garda station on 059-913 6620.