Whitey Ford
08-15-2023, 02:24 PM
Gardaí investigating suspected arson attack at Ballybrack property
Ridge Hall was scene of anti-immigrant protests last month after reportedly being earmarked for refugee accommodation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLOa8olyKRY
Gardaí are investigating a suspected arson attack on a house in south Dublin which anti-immigrant protesters believe is being earmarked for refugees.
The vacant building, Ridge Hall, is on Shanganagh Road in Ballybrack. It was previously targeted last month by vandals who smashed its windows.
Dublin Fire Brigade was alerted to the fire at 8.23pm on Monday. Three fire brigade units attended and the blaze was extinguished at 10pm.
A Garda spokesman said: “Gardaí are investigating a suspected criminal damage by fire incident that occurred shortly before 8.20pm on Monday 14th August 2023 at a vacant building on the Shanganagh Road in Ballybrack, County Dublin.
A rock was thrown through the window of the former home of independent councillor Hugh Lewis in Ballybrack recently along with a note that he said warned him to “stop supporting refugees”. Mr Lewis no longer living in the property and his 78-year-old father sustained injuries as a result of the incident.
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2023/08/15/gardai-investigating-suspected-arson-attack-at-ballybrack-property/
Ridge Hall was scene of anti-immigrant protests last month after reportedly being earmarked for refugee accommodation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLOa8olyKRY
Gardaí are investigating a suspected arson attack on a house in south Dublin which anti-immigrant protesters believe is being earmarked for refugees.
The vacant building, Ridge Hall, is on Shanganagh Road in Ballybrack. It was previously targeted last month by vandals who smashed its windows.
Dublin Fire Brigade was alerted to the fire at 8.23pm on Monday. Three fire brigade units attended and the blaze was extinguished at 10pm.
A Garda spokesman said: “Gardaí are investigating a suspected criminal damage by fire incident that occurred shortly before 8.20pm on Monday 14th August 2023 at a vacant building on the Shanganagh Road in Ballybrack, County Dublin.
A rock was thrown through the window of the former home of independent councillor Hugh Lewis in Ballybrack recently along with a note that he said warned him to “stop supporting refugees”. Mr Lewis no longer living in the property and his 78-year-old father sustained injuries as a result of the incident.
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2023/08/15/gardai-investigating-suspected-arson-attack-at-ballybrack-property/