Ireland Phone mast set on fire at Sportslink facility in Tullamore
A ground cabinet on a Phoenix Tower International phone mast at Dr Kelly's Sportslink facility on Arden Road, Tullamore, was set alight in the early hours of 7 August 2025. Gardaí are investigating the criminal damage by fire, which is the second such incident at the location.
- Reported12 Aug
3 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports29 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA ground cabinet on a Phoenix Tower International phone mast was set alight (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe cabinets normally contain computers used to communicate with other masts in the network (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe perpetrator cut all the wires and set the box on fire (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe cabinet normally contains computers used to communicate with other masts in the network. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at the Sportslink facility on Arden Road, Tullamore (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe fire occurred at Dr Kelly's Sportslink facility on Arden Road, Tullamore. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at Dr Kelly's Sportslink facility on Arden Road, Tullamore (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe fire occurred in the early hours of Thursday 7 August 2025 (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenGardaí attended the scene following a report shortly before 2am (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe first incident occurred just after Christmas when the mast had just gone in (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Thursday morning, 7 August 2025. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday 7 August 2025 (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenGardaí attended the scene following a report shortly before 2am when the structure was on fire (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe first incident occurred just after Christmas when the mast had just been installed (offalyexpress.ie)
- causeAn accelerant was believed to have been used. (offalyexpress.ie)
- causeAn accelerant was believed to have been used to start the fire (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are reviewing CCTV footage (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThis is the second time the incident has happened at the location (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe perpetrator was lucky the wires were not live and could not have been electrocuted (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe grounds at the facility are still in use (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherSports Link is a development of playing pitches and walking track (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThis is the second time the mast has been targeted; the first was just after Christmas when the mast had just gone in. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe wires were not live at the time of the incident. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe sports grounds are still in use and were not affected by the fire. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherSports Link is a development of playing pitches and walking track put in place by Tullamore Camogie Club, Tullamore Ladies Football and Tullamore GAA, along with the Municipal District of the County Council. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThis is the second time the phone mast has been set on fire (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe wires were not yet live or connected at the time of the incident (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe fire has not affected the sports grounds, which remain in use (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Aug2025Gardai investigating the setting fire to phone mast in Tullamore
First report of the incident; includes details from the facility chair confirming it is a second occurrence, that an accelerant was believed to have been used, and that the wires were not yet live.
- 14 Aug2025Gardai investigating arson attack at sports ground in Tullamore
First report of the arson; the chair of Tullamore Sportslink says it is the second time the mast has been targeted, the first being just after Christmas.
- 12 Aug2025Gardai investigating fire at phone mast in Tullamore
Adds detail that the cabinet contains computers used to communicate with other masts, that the perpetrator cut all the wires before setting the box on fire, that the first incident was just after Christmas when the mast had just gone in, and that gardaí are reviewing CCTV footage.