Ireland Suspected arson at Clonmel modular housing site for refugees
A mobile lighting unit was set on fire in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024 at the HSE modular homes site on Heywood Road, outside Clonmel, Co Tipperary, which is earmarked for refugee accommodation. Gardaí are investigating it as a suspected arson, and the articles do not identify any victim or suspect. Gardaí preserved the scene for technical examination and are following several lines of enquiry. In the latest report on 21 May 2024, gardaí were appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage, and no arrest or charge is reported.
- Reported21 May
2 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A mobile lighting unit was damaged by fire at the site.
- Where
- The incident took place at the HSE modular homes site on Heywood Road, outside Clonmel, Co Tipperary, which is earmarked for refugee accommodation.
- The Irish Mirror headline describes the site as earmarked for Ukrainian refugees, while its article text says refugees.
- When
- The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024.
- Corkbeo gives the period as 8.30pm Monday to 1.30am Tuesday, while the Irish Mirror gives midnight to 1am Tuesday.
- Cause
- Gardaí are investigating it as a suspected arson, which Corkbeo describes as suspected criminal damage.
- Investigation
- Officers are following several lines of enquiry, and the scene was preserved for a technical examination.
- Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, for anyone who saw suspicious behaviour at the site in the stated period, and for dash-cam footage from drivers in the Upper Haywood area.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge is reported in the articles.
- Other details
- The victim and any suspect are not identified in the articles.
- A separate incident four days earlier, in which security personnel at the site were assaulted, is not part of this case.
- Corkbeo states this case is separate from the 11 June 2024 protest case at the same site.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA mobile lighting unit was set on fire. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at a site earmarked for refugee accommodation in Tipperary. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe site is the HSE modular homes site on Heywood Road in Clonmel. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe suspected arson happened at a site on Heywood Road outside Clonmel, Co Tipperary. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday 21 May 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenGardaí asked for information about the period between 8.30pm on Monday and 1.30am on Tuesday. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe incident happened between midnight and 1am on a Tuesday. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeGardaí are investigating it as a suspected arson. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating the incident as suspected criminal damage. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationOfficers are following several lines of enquiry. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe scene was preserved for a technical examination. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for dash-cam footage from drivers in the Upper Haywood area. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí have launched an investigation into the suspected arson attack. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA mobile lighting system was damaged in the incident. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA mobile lighting system was damaged by fire. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 May2024Gardai investigating suspected arson attack at site earmarked for refugees
First report of this incident. The article also refers to an earlier incident four days before, in which security personnel at the site were assaulted, but that is a separate incident and is not recorded here.
- 21 May2024Gardaí investigating alleged arson at planned refugee housing site in Tipp
First report of the suspected arson at the Heywood Road site on 21 May 2024. It is a separate incident from the 11 June 2024 protest case at the same site.