Ireland Pipe bomb found after car fire in Limerick City
In the early hours of Friday 18 October 2024, gardaí responded to a car fire at the Star Court estate, John Carew Park, Southill, Limerick City, where a black SUV was destroyed. One report, citing a reliable source, says a damaged homemade pipe bomb was found, and Defence Forces EOD experts made it safe with a robot while the area was cordoned off. The scene was preserved and handed over to gardaí, who said the investigation is ongoing. No suspect has been named, arrested or charged in the sources.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí attended a report of criminal damage by fire involving a black SUV, which was completely destroyed.
- Where
- The car fire was at the Star Court housing estate, John Carew Park, Southill, Limerick City.
- When
- The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday 18 October 2024.
- Cause
- The sources do not state how the car fire started.
- Weapon
- One article, citing a reliable source, says a damaged homemade pipe bomb was found; the other articles do not mention a pipe bomb.
- Investigation
- Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts used a robot to assess the device and made it safe.
- Part of the estate and nearby roads were cordoned off, and some houses were believed or understood to have been evacuated.
- The scene was preserved for technical examination and handed over to gardaí.
- The Defence Forces said they responded to a Garda request for help with a suspected explosive device in the Limerick City area.
- The investigation is ongoing.
- Other details
- One article says a device found on 4 October at Pike Avenue may or may not be linked; this is not confirmed.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge is reported in the sources.
32 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí and a Defence Forces bomb disposal unit were at the scene of an incident in Limerick. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatGardaí attended a report of criminal damage by fire involving a car at a property in Southill, Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatA car was destroyed by fire. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatGardaí recorded the incident as criminal damage by fire involving a car. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating the circumstances of a car fire in a Limerick city housing estate. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatGardaí said the incident was criminal damage by fire involving a car. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatA black SUV was completely destroyed in the car fire. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatDefence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts made a pipe bomb safe. (limerickpost.ie)
- wherePart of a housing estate at Star Court, John Carew Park, was cordoned off by gardaí. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe car was at the Star Court estate at John Carew Park in Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe Garda statement placed the incident at a property in Southill, Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe car was damaged by fire at a house in Carew Park, Southill. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe car fire took place at Star Court housing estate, John Carew Park. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of Friday 18 October 2024. (limerickpost.ie, limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe fire happened in the early hours of Friday 18 October 2024. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenGardaí responded to the car fire in the early hours of Friday 18 October 2024. (limerickpost.ie)
- weaponA damaged homemade pipe bomb was found. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe scene was preserved for technical examination and investigations are ongoing. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí closed several roads near the scene. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationA Defence Forces robot was used at the scene. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí and a Defence Forces EOD unit examined the area. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe scene was preserved for technical examination and investigations were ongoing. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe scene has been preserved for technical examination. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationA robot was used to investigate the nature and viability of the device. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationA cordon was placed around the area to protect residents. (limerickpost.ie)
- chargeGardaí described the incident as criminal damage by fire involving a car at a property in Southill. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherA robot attached to the Defence Forces was present at the scene. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe robot was stationed on a footpath outside houses at the housing estate. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherA number of houses in the area were believed to have been evacuated. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherSome houses in the area were understood to have been evacuated. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe device was made safe at the location and the scene was handed over to Gardaí. (limerickpost.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Oct2024Gardaí investigating after pipe bomb discovered following car fire in Limerick
First report of the incident. It adds that a crude homemade pipe bomb was found, that the Defence Forces EOD team made it safe, and that the scene was preserved. It notes that the 4 October Pike Avenue device may or may not be linked, which is not confirmed.
- 18 Oct2024Gardaí investigate a car fire outside a house in Limerick city estate
Reports a car fire at a house in Carew Park, Southill, on 18 October 2024. No existing case matches this date and location, and no suspect or victim is named.
- 18 Oct2024Gardaí and Defence Forces remain at scene of car fire in Limerick estate
Adds that the car was a black SUV, that Gardaí closed nearby roads, that a Defence Forces robot and EOD unit examined the area, that houses nearby were understood to have been evacuated, and that Gardaí described the incident as criminal damage by fire at a property in Southill. The article does not mention a pipe bomb.
- 18 Oct2024Gardaí and army robot at scene of incident in Limerick City
Adds that gardaí and a Defence Forces bomb disposal unit were at the scene, a robot was present on a footpath outside houses, the estate was cordoned off, some houses were believed evacuated, and gardaí gave a statement confirming the car fire and preservation of the scene.