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Case No. 17166Criminal damage · Co. Tipperary · 21 May 2024

Criminal damage by fire at HSE modular homes site, Clonmel

A mobile lighting system was damaged by fire at the HSE Modular Homes Site on Heywood Road, Clonmel, Tipperary, between midnight and 1am on Tuesday 21 May 2024. Gardaí in Clonmel are investigating the incident as suspected criminal damage, and the scene was held for a technical examination on the Tuesday morning. Gardaí have appealed for anyone who saw the incident or suspicious behaviour at the site, and for drivers in the Upper Heywood Road area with dash-cam footage, covering 8:30pm on 20 May to 1:30am on 21 May 2024. The articles provided report no arrests or charges, and gardaí are following a number of lines of enquiry.

  1. Reported21 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
  • A mobile lighting system was damaged by fire.
  • The incident is being investigated as suspected criminal damage.
Where
The incident occurred at the HSE Modular Homes Site on Heywood Road, Clonmel, County Tipperary.
When
The incident happened between midnight and 1am in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024.
Investigation
  • Gardaí in Clonmel are investigating the incident.
  • The scene was held for a technical examination on the Tuesday morning.
  • Gardaí are appealing to anyone who saw the incident or suspicious behaviour at the site between 8:30pm on Monday 20 May and 1:30am on Tuesday 21 May 2024.
  • Gardaí are asking drivers in the Upper Heywood Road area with dash-cam footage from those times to come forward.
  • Investigating gardaí are following a number of lines of enquiry.
Other details
The original report was published by Tipperary Live on 21 May 2024 at 15:14 GMT.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA mobile lighting system was damaged by fire. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred at the HSE Modular Homes Site on Heywood Road, Clonmel. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened between midnight and 1am in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Clonmel are investigating the incident as suspected criminal damage. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe scene was held for a technical examination on Tuesday morning. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who saw the incident or suspicious behaviour at the site between 8:30pm on Monday 20 May and 1.30am on Tuesday 21 May 2024. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking drivers in the Upper Heywood Road area with dash-cam footage from those times to come forward. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherInvestigating gardaí are following a number of lines of enquiry. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 May2024
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    LIVE: Tipperary gardaí investigating criminal damage on Heywood Road site

    Original report of the incident, with a garda appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage and details of the scene examination.