Ireland Case No. 11640Arson · Co. Dublin · 31 Dec 2025
Five injured in Finglas arson attack on Creston Avenue home
An arson attack on a house in Creston Avenue, Finglas, Dublin, between midnight and 1am on 31 December 2025 injured five people. Four have since been discharged from hospital, and gardaí believe the attackers targeted the wrong property.
- Reported1 Jan
3 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports29 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAn arson attack on a home in Finglas, Dublin, injured five people. (thejournal.ie)
- whatFive people were hospitalised following the fire. (thejournal.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating an arson attack on a house in Finglas as a case of mistaken identity. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe attack was on a house in Creston Avenue. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe fire was at a home on Creston Avenue, Finglas. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe attack took place between midnight and 1am on 31 December. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe fire broke out shortly before 1am. (thejournal.ie)
- whenGardaí and emergency services were alerted at around 12.45am. (thejournal.ie)
- causeThe arson attack may have been targeting the wrong house. (extra.ie)
- causeThe attack is believed to have been a case of mistaken identity. (thejournal.ie)
- causeThe attackers targeted the wrong property. (thejournal.ie)
- causeThe house was not the intended target and the fire is believed to have been meant for another property. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí believe the arson attack may have been targeting the wrong house. (extra.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to the arson attack. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí are asking anyone with video footage from the area to come forward. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationThe scene was preserved for a technical examination. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and for CCTV or dashcam footage from the Creston Avenue area between midnight and 1am. (thejournal.ie)
- otherSome occupants fled through a second-storey window to escape the blaze. (thejournal.ie)
- otherFour of the five people injured have been discharged from hospital. (thejournal.ie)
- otherA woman in her 40s remains in hospital with serious injuries. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe woman in her 40s is described as stable. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe property sustained significant damage, with burn marks visible on the front. (thejournal.ie)
- otherFive people, including three teenagers, were hospitalised. (thejournal.ie)
- otherSome occupants fled the burning house through a second-storey window. (thejournal.ie)
- otherSome occupants sustained cuts from broken glass as they escaped. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe injuries to a woman in her 40s and one male teenager were described as serious. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe other three occupants sustained non-life-threatening injuries. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe occupants were taken by ambulance to James Connolly Memorial Hospital and Temple Street Children's Hospital. (thejournal.ie)
- otherDublin Fire Brigade extinguished the blaze. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Jan2026Family escaped through window as Finglas arson attack believed to have targeted wrong house
First report of the Creston Avenue arson attack. The article gives the time only as 'yesterday' and is dated 1 January 2026, so no exact incident date is stated.
victim, 40s, femalevictim, 20s, femalevictim, teenager, malevictim, teenager, malevictim, teenager, female - 1 Jan2026Four of the five people injured in Finglas arson attack have been discharged from hospital
First report of the incident. Four of the five injured have been discharged; a woman in her 40s remains in hospital in stable condition. The attack is believed to have been a case of mistaken identity.
victim, 40s, femalevictim, 20s, femalevictim, teenager, malevictim, teenager, malevictim, teenager, female - 1 Jan2026Arson attack may have been targeting the wrong house, gardaí believe
The article body is unrendered template code with no story text. Only the headline is usable. It matches existing case 11640 on the wrong-house belief, but it does not name the location or date.