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Case No. 11775Criminal damage (car set alight) · Co. Donegal · 14 Dec 2025

Car set alight in Lifford, Donegal; gardaí seek information

A car parked at a premises in the Toberoneill area of Ballindrait, Lifford, was set alight on Sunday 14 December 2025 between about 7:40pm and 7:55pm. Nobody was hurt, and gardaí are appealing for dash-cam footage and information about a group of men on foot in the area.

  1. Reported16 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA car parked at a premises in that area was set alight. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred in the area of Toberoneill, Ballindrait, Lifford. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Sunday 14 December between about 7:40pm and 7:55pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the incident as criminal damage. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for dash-cam footage from anyone in the area between 7:30pm and 8pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí want information about any sightings of a group of men on foot in the area. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe fire brigade attended and extinguished the fire. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherNobody was hurt. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Dec2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardaí seek information on ‘group of men’ after car set alight in Lifford

    First report of the incident. Gives the location, time window, that the fire brigade extinguished the fire, and that gardaí want sightings of a group of men on foot.