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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3072Criminal damage by fire · Co. Dublin · 15 May 2026

Petrol bomb attack on house and car in Belclare, Ballymun, Dublin

A petrol bomb was thrown at a residential property on Belclare Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin, in the early hours of Friday 15 May 2026, destroying a car on the driveway and causing damage to the house. A man in his 40s and an 18-year-old woman were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

  1. Reported15 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe fire consumed a car on the driveway and caused damage to the property's front. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatA man in his 40s was injured while trying to help those caught in the fire. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe man in his 40s was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatAn 18-year-old girl inside the property was removed and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe fire occurred at a residential property on Belclare Avenue, Ballymun. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe alarm was raised shortly after 5:30am on Friday 15 May 2026. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationDublin Fire Services extinguished the fire and made the scene safe. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGarda Crime Scene personnel are examining the property. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherNeither of the injured parties were the intended targets of the attack. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe attack occurred three days after a grenade detonation in the Hampton Wood district of Ballymun. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherKevin Kelly, 23, was intentionally struck by a vehicle on Balbutcher Lane in the early hours of 28 June 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherGardaí recently classified Kevin Kelly's death as a suspected murder. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe criminal dispute involves extremely young offenders and can be traced back at minimum two years. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherA child discharged a handgun into the air after picking it up from a criminal being chased by gardaí. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 May2026
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Two hospitalised as house and car destroyed in Dublin feud petrol bomb attack

    Reports the petrol bomb attack and provides context on an ongoing criminal feud in Ballymun involving a recent grenade attack and the suspected murder of Kevin Kelly.

    victim, 40s, malevictim, 18, female