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Case No. 13860Arson · Co. Limerick · 27 Feb 2025

Gardaí appeal for information after arson attack on Kileely home and car in Limerick

On Thursday 27 February 2025, gardaí in Limerick were called to an arson attack at a family home in Kileely, where a car in the driveway was set alight while the family were inside. Earlier that day, a white Mazda Demio had been stolen in broad daylight from the Crescent Shopping Centre car park, and CCTV shows two suspects getting into it before it drove off. Gardaí say two suspects were involved, and the stolen car was later found burnt out in Hillcroft Close, Garryowen. On 1 May 2025 gardaí issued a TV appeal on RTÉ Crimecall for information, and no arrests or charges have been reported.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • Gardaí are appealing for information after an arson attack at a family home in Kileely where a car was set on fire.
  • A suspect was seen pouring liquid over a parked car in the driveway and setting it on fire.
Other details
  • The family were inside the house at the time of the attack.
  • No arrests or charges have been reported.
Weapon
A suspect was seen setting light to bottles and throwing them towards the house.
Where
  • The white Mazda Demio was stolen from the Crescent Shopping Centre car park while its owner was inside.
  • The stolen Mazda Demio was reported on fire in Hillcroft Close, Garryowen, just before 9:30pm and was completely burnt out.
When
  • The Mazda Demio was stolen in broad daylight on Thursday, 27 February 2025, hours before the arson attack.
  • At 9:25pm the car stopped outside a property on Hogan Avenue in Kileely, and two suspects got out.
Cause
Gardaí described the attack as a deliberate act that could have caused serious injury.
Investigation
  • CCTV footage shows two suspects entering the stolen car before it drove off.
  • Gardaí made a TV appeal on RTÉ Crimecall for information on the suspects, published 1 May 2025.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí are appealing for information after an arson attack at a family home where a car was set on fire. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA suspect was seen setting light to bottles and throwing them towards the house. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA suspect was seen pouring liquid over a parked car in the driveway and setting it on fire. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe stolen white Mazda Demio was reported on fire in Hillcroft Close, Garryowen, just before 9:30pm and was completely burnt out. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe white Mazda Demio was stolen from the Crescent Shopping Centre car park while its owner was inside. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenGardaí received reports of connected incidents across the city on Thursday, February 27. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenAt 9:25pm the car stopped outside a property on Hogan Avenue in Kileely, and two suspects got out. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeThe arson followed a car being stolen in broad daylight from a shopping centre car park. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeGardaí described the attack as a deliberate act that could have caused serious injury. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationCCTV footage shows two suspects entering the stolen car before it drove off. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe family were inside the house at the time. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Apr2025
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí in TV appeal for information following an arson attack outside a residence in Limerick

    Garda TV appeal (RTÉ Crimecall) for information on the suspects. No arrests or charges reported. The article gives Thursday, February 27 without a year; 2025 is taken from the publication date.

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