Ireland Three men released without charge over Limerick arson attack
On Sunday 12 November 2023, shortly before 5pm, a house on Sarsfield Avenue in Garryowen, Limerick City, was extensively damaged in an arson attack. The house was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. On Wednesday 13 December 2023, gardaí arrested three men aged in their 30s in connection with the incident and detained them under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. Reports on 15 December 2023 said the three men had been released without charge, and investigations are ongoing.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí arrested three men in connection with an arson attack on a house in Limerick City; one report describes the incident as criminal damage.
- Where
- The house was on Sarsfield Avenue in Garryowen, Limerick City.
- When
- The fire attack occurred shortly before 5pm on Sunday 12 November 2023.
- Cause
- The fire was an arson attack that extensively damaged the house.
- Other details
- The house was unoccupied and no injuries were reported.
- An adjoining property was gutted in a second arson attack on 18 November 2023, which one 15 December report says is not part of this incident.
- Reports from 13 December linked the house to the body of a convicted criminal found outside the property about a week before the fire, but a 15 December report says that death is not part of this incident.
- Investigation
- Three men aged in their 30s were arrested on Wednesday 13 December 2023 and detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at garda stations in the south west.
- Sources give no names or nationalities for the three men.
- Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
- Charges
- No charges were brought, and the three men were released without charge, as reported on 15 December 2023.
- One source says a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, while a 15 December report says no file will be prepared.
30 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí arrested three men in relation to a criminal damage incident at a property in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe house was extensively damaged in the fire attack. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatA criminal damage incident occurred at a Limerick property. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe incident happened at a property in Garryowen. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe house was on Sarsfield Avenue in Garryowen, Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at a property in Garryowen. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe house was on Sarsfield Avenue, Garryowen, Limerick. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on Sunday, 12 November. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe fire attack happened shortly before 5pm on Sunday 12 November 2023. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Sunday, November 12. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe fire attack occurred shortly before 5pm on Sunday 12 November 2023. (limerickpost.ie)
- causeThe fire was an arson attack on a house in Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationAll three men are detained at garda stations in the south west under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. (limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí have arrested three men in connection with an arson attack on a house in Limerick. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe three men, all aged in their 30s, were arrested on the day of the statement. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThree men were arrested on Wednesday 13 December 2023 in connection with the arson. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe three men were detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, and released without charge. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe three men, all aged in their 30s, were arrested on Wednesday. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe house was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherAn adjoining property was gutted in a second arson attack on 18 November. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe body of a convicted criminal and father of two was found dead outside the property a week before the fire. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThree men aged in their 30s were arrested on Wednesday, December 13. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe three men were detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe three men were released without charge and no file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe house was extensively damaged in the fire. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherBoth properties were unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherA week before the blaze, the body of a convicted criminal and father of two was found dead outside the property. (limerickpost.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Dec2023Three arrested in connection with Limerick arson attack released without charge
Reports the arrest of three men in their 30s on 13 December 2023 and their release without charge, with a file to the DPP. The article also mentions the separate death of Ger Curtin and a second arson on 18 November 2023, which are not part of this incident.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 15 Dec2023Three men arrested in relation to criminal damage in Limerick released without charge
Reports the arrest of three men on 13 December 2023 and their release without charge. It describes the offence as criminal damage, where the existing case says arson. It also says no file will be prepared for the DPP, which contradicts the existing case summary.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 13 Dec2023Three arrested in connection with arson attack at house where man was found dead outside
Reports the arrest of three men aged in their 30s over the 12 November arson, states they are detained under Section 50, and adds that a second arson attack gutted an adjoining property on 18 November and that a man's body was found outside the house about a week before the fire.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 13 Dec2023Three men arrested after criminal damage incident at Limerick property
Reports that three men were arrested on Wednesday and are detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, with investigations ongoing. The existing case records the three men as released without charge.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, male