Gardaí appeal for witnesses after arson attack at house in Limerick

David Raleigh

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to an overnight arson attack outside a house in Limerick, which gardaí sources suspect was connected to a localised dispute rather than to recent violent feuding between rival groups operating around the Treaty City.

Gardaí said a crude device, containing accelerant, was thrown outside a house at Kileely, north side of Limerick city, on Thursday night, which resulted in damage to a car parked outside the property.

Reliable Garda sources said the same house was targeted in a petrol bombing last October.

When asked for confirmation about this, the Garda Press Office stated “no further information is available”.

In a statement in respect of Thursday night’s fire bombing, a Garda Press Office release read: “Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following an incident of criminal damage by fire that occurred outside a residence in Kileely, Limerick city on Thursday night, at approximately 9:25pm when an improvised device containing an accelerant was thrown at a domestic residence.”

“Damage was caused to a vehicle outside the residence. No injuries were reported,” it stated.

A technical examination of the scene was conducted by the Limerick Garda Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit.

Investigating gardaí were anxious to speak to persons “who may have seen a small, white hatchback car in the area at the time of the incident” to contact them.

“Any road users in the Kileely/Thomondgate area between 9:00pm – 9:30pm with video footage (including dash-cam footage) are asked to make this available to Gardaí,” Gardaí stated.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Mayorstone Park Garda Station on 061 456 980, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.