Case No. 2403Explosive device (bomb attack) · Co. Limerick · 2 Feb 2025
Bomb explodes at house in Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick
A bomb was detonated at the rear of a house on Hyde Road, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick, around 4am on 2 February 2025, as part of an escalating feud between rival groups. No one was injured, and Gardaí have stepped up armed patrols in flashpoint areas of the city.
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Key facts
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- whatA pipe bomb attack occurred at a house in Limerick. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe improvised explosive device exploded with a loud bang after it landed in a rear garden. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA bomb exploded at the rear of a property on Hyde Road, Ballinacurra Weston, around 4am on Sunday 2 February 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatVideo shows a male lighting a fuse and throwing the explosive device over a wall into the back garden. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA person on what appears to be an electric bicycle or motorised scooter is seen moving away seconds before the bomb detonates. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe house is on Hyde Road, Ballinacurra Weston. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe explosion occurred at about 4am on Sunday, 2 February 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGarda inquiries are ongoing. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationArmed Garda patrols in flashpoint areas of Limerick city have been stepped up. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí have been granted search warrants before Limerick District Court to raid properties around the city, recovering drugs, guns and cash. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe attack is believed to be linked to a violent feud between rival groups on the south side of the city. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNo injuries were reported to Gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
- otherIt was the latest violent attack in the same area in just more than a week. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGarda sources fear people will be seriously maimed or killed if the feud continues. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA man escaped injury as shots were fired at him on Hyde Road late on 23 January 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- otherSome people involved in the feuding have close connections to the Dundon-McCarthy crime group. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe Dundon-McCarthy crime group was responsible for the murder of a number of men in the city. (irishtimes.com)
- otherSeveral people are currently before the courts charged with serious criminal offences connected with the current feuding. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA number of other homes and people have been targeted in stabbings, drive-by gun attacks, petrol bombings and pipe bomb attacks as part of the same feud. (irishtimes.com)
- otherRecent feuding has resulted in people being shot at, stabbed, and targeted by car bombs and house petrol bombs over the past year and a half. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Feb2025WATCH: Bomb explodes at house as Gardai fear loss of lives in escalating feud
First report of the bomb explosion; video shows a male lighting a fuse and throwing the device over a wall; no injuries; Gardaí have stepped up armed patrols and are appealing for information.
suspect, male - 2 Feb2025Gardaí investigate pipe bomb attack on house in Limerick city
Confirms the device was a pipe bomb that landed in the rear garden, states no injuries were reported, identifies the Dundon-McCarthy crime group connection, and notes a separate shooting on Hyde Road on 23 January 2025.