Ireland Four arrested over arson at former Ross Lake House Hotel, Rosscahill, Galway
On December 16, a fire started at around 11.35pm and gutted the former Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill, Co Galway, which was empty at the time, and Gardaí are investigating it as a suspected arson attack. The fire came shortly after it was announced the premises would house international protection applicants, which some reports describe as asylum seekers. On March 28, 2024, Gardaí arrested four people, two men and two women aged in their 40s and 50s, whose names and nationalities are not given. On March 29, 2024, all four were released without charge, files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, and investigations are ongoing.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A fire gutted the former Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill, Co Galway, and is being investigated as a suspected arson attack.
- Where
- The hotel is in Rosscahill, Co Galway, and one report calls it the Ross Lake Hotel.
- When
- The fire started at around 11.35pm on December 16.
- Cause
- The fire came shortly after it was announced the premises had been selected to house international protection applicants, which some reports describe as asylum seekers.
- Other details
- No people were inside the building when the fire happened.
- The four people arrested were two men and two women aged in their 40s and 50s, and their names and nationalities are not given.
- The two men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and the two women under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939, all at a Garda station in the North Western Region.
- Investigation
- Gardaí from the Galway Division and the National Bureau of Crime Investigation arrested four people on March 28, 2024.
- All four people were released without charge on March 29, 2024.
- Files are being prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and investigations are ongoing.
- Charges
- The men were arrested over alleged offences under the Criminal Damage Act 1991, and the women over alleged offences under the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998.
- In court
- No one has been charged, so no court proceedings have been reported.
33 statements extracted from the articles
- whatFour people were arrested in connection with an arson investigation into a serious fire at a former hotel in Rosscahill. (galwaydaily.com)
- whatAn arson attack gutted the former Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill. (galwaydaily.com)
- whereThe fire gutted the former Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill. (galwaydaily.com)
- whereThe fire was at a hotel in Galway. (extra.ie)
- whereThe fire was at the Ross Lake Hotel in Rosscahill, Co Galway. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe arson took place at a hotel in Rosscahill, Co Galway. (galwaydaily.com)
- whenThe fire at the former Ross Lake House Hotel took place on December 16. (galwaydaily.com)
- whenThe blaze started at around 11.35pm on 16 December. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe arson happened last December. (galwaydaily.com)
- causeThe fire came shortly after it was announced that the premises had been selected to house international protection applicants. (galwaydaily.com)
- causeThe arson came shortly after it was announced the hotel would house asylum seekers. (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationGardaí are continuing to investigate the fire. (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationGardaí from the Galway Division and the National Bureau of Crime Investigation arrested four people. (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationFour people have been arrested in connection with the fire. (extra.ie)
- investigationThe fire is being investigated as a suspected arson attack. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí have released four people who had been arrested in the probe. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationA file will be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationFiles will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (thejournal.ie, galwaydaily.com)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí are continuing to investigate the arson attack. (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested four people on Thursday in connection with the arson. (galwaydaily.com)
- chargeTwo males aged in their 40s and 50s were arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1991. (galwaydaily.com)
- chargeTwo females aged in their 40s and 50s were arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. (galwaydaily.com)
- chargeTwo females were arrested for alleged offences under the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and released without charge. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeTwo males were arrested for alleged offences under the Criminal Damage Act 1991 and released without charge. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeTwo females aged in their 40s and 50s were arrested for alleged offences under the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and released without charge. (galwaydaily.com)
- chargeTwo males aged in their 40s and 50s were arrested for alleged offences under the Criminal Damage Act 1991 and released without charge. (galwaydaily.com)
- otherThe two males are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (galwaydaily.com)
- otherThe two females are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939. (galwaydaily.com)
- otherAll four people are being held at a Garda station in the North Western Region. (galwaydaily.com)
- otherThe hotel is set to house asylum seekers. (extra.ie)
- otherThe hotel was earmarked for asylum seekers. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThere were no people inside the building when the fire happened. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Mar2024Files being prepared for DPP on Roscahill hotel arson attack - Galway Daily
Reports four arrests on Thursday, the release of all four without charge, and that files are being prepared for the DPP. Adds that the arson gutted the hotel last December, shortly after it was announced it would house asylum seekers.
suspect, femalesuspect, femalesuspect, malesuspect, male - 29 Mar2024Gardaí release four people arrested in probe into fire at Galway hotel earmarked for asylum seekers
Four people arrested in the probe have been released without charge. Two females were arrested under the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and two males under the Criminal Damage Act 1991. Files will go to the DPP and investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 40s or 50s, femalesuspect, 40s or 50s, femalesuspect, 40s or 50s, malesuspect, 40s or 50s, male - 28 Mar2024Four arrests In Connection With Fire At Galway Hotel Set To House Asylum Seekers
Headline only. The body text is template code, so it gives no date, names, cause or further details of the fire.
suspectsuspectsuspectsuspect - 28 Mar2024Four people arrested in connection with Rosscahill arson - Galway Daily
Reports the arrest of four people, two men and two women, in connection with the arson at the former Ross Lake House Hotel. The fire date is given only as December 16, with no year.
suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, femalesuspect, female