Ireland Case No. 5105Criminal damage by fire · Co. Cork · 13 Sep 2024
House set on fire in Charleville, Co Cork
Gardaí are investigating criminal damage by fire at a domestic residence in the Fortlands area of Charleville, Co Cork, on Friday 13 September 2024. Gardaí are also investigating criminal damage to a car in the Rathgoggin area later that evening.
- Reported14 Sep
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Key facts
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- whatGardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire at a terraced house in Charleville. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA group of men wearing balaclavas smashed windows and attempted to set fire to the empty property. (irishtimes.com)
- whatShots were fired inside the house. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe house was extensively damaged. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA residence was targeted in an act of criminal damage by fire. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe fire took place at a domestic residence in the Fortlands area of Charleville, County Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenEmergency services were called to the property shortly before 9pm. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe fire happened at around 8:40pm on Friday 13 September. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe incident is understood to have arisen from a dispute between two families in Co Limerick and in Charleville. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationScenes of crime investigators attended the house and examined the premises. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí have asked the public for information on unusual activity in the Charleville area between 5pm and 11pm on Friday and for camera or dash cam footage. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe scene was preserved and a technical examination was carried out. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for information about the incidents and for camera or dash cam footage. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí have confirmed that investigations into the criminal damage are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe house was vacant at the time of the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA car was criminally damaged in the Rathgoggin area of Charleville at about 9.55pm that evening. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNo persons were in the building at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported at the time. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGardaí are also investigating criminal damage to a car in the Rathgoggin area of Charleville at about 9:55pm. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Sep2024Gardai launch investigation after house set on fire in Charleville
Reports the house fire in Fortlands, Charleville, and a separate criminal damage incident to a car in Rathgoggin later that evening, with a witness appeal.
- 14 Sep2024Shots fired and house set on fire during attack in Charleville, Co Cork
First report of the incident. Gardaí also link a later car criminal-damage incident in Rathgoggin that evening to the same dispute. The article mentions Kilmallock shootings, a Knocknaheeny petrol bomb and files sent to the DPP on other incidents from the feud, which are not included here.
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