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Case No. 13873Arson · Co. Donegal · 27 Apr 2025

Two cars burnt out and a third damaged in arson attack in Bridgend, Donegal

At around 6am on Sunday, 27 April 2025, two cars were set on fire and burnt out at Bonnemaine, Bridgend, County Donegal, and a third car was damaged, in what was reported as an arson attack. The fire service attended and extinguished the fires. Gardaí in Buncrana are investigating the incident as criminal damage, and the first report was published on 29 April 2025. The latest development is a garda appeal for dash-cam footage from between 5.30am and 6.30am and for information about suspicious activity, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported29 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Two cars were set on fire and burnt out, and a third car was damaged.
Where
The incident occurred at Bonnemaine, Bridgend, County Donegal.
When
The incident happened at around 6am on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Cause
The incident was reported as an arson attack, while gardaí are investigating it as criminal damage.
Investigation
  • Gardaí in Buncrana are investigating the incident.
  • Gardaí are appealing for anyone who travelled in the area between 5.30am and 6.30am to make dash-cam footage available.
  • Anyone who saw suspicious activity or vehicles in the area is asked to contact Buncrana garda station on 074-9320540.
  • No arrest or charge is reported in the available articles.
Other details
  • The fire service attended the scene and extinguished the fires.
  • The incident was first reported by donegallive.ie on 29 April 2025.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo cars were burnt out and a third was damaged in an arson incident in Bridgend. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatTwo cars were set on fire. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred at Bonnemaine, Bridgend. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at around 6am on Sunday, April 27. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the incident as criminal damage. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone who travelled in the area between 5.30am and 6.30am with a dash-cam to make the footage available. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationAnyone who observed suspicious activity or vehicles in the area is asked to contact Buncrana garda station on 074-9320540. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe fire service attended the scene and extinguished the fires. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherDamage was also caused to a third car. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Apr2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Cars burnt out after arson attack in Bridgend

    First report of this incident. Adds the location, time, damage to a third car, fire service response, investigation and appeals for dash-cam footage and information.