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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4453Arson (criminal damage by fire) · Co. Dublin · 17 Nov 2025

Venezuelan family's food truck destroyed in arson attack in Finglas, Dublin

Papi's Street Food, a food truck run by a Venezuelan family in Finglas, Dublin, was set alight shortly after midnight on 17 November 2025 and destroyed. Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage and appealing for information.

  1. Reported1 Dec
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Key facts

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6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe food truck, Papi's Street Food, was set alight. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe food truck was situated in Finglas. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe fire happened shortly after midnight on Monday, 17 November 2025. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage and appealing for information. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe van had been targeted a week earlier, when its tyres were damaged and an attempt was made to set it alight. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe family is unsure whether the attack was racially motivated or random. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Dec2025
    Reportedirishtimes.com, first report
    Family’s food truck destroyed by arson attack in Dublin: ‘Nothing is left’

    Adds the owners' account, the earlier attack on the van a week before the fire, and the Garda appeal for information. Gardaí are treating the fire as criminal damage.

    victim, Ana, Venezuelan, non-irishAnavictim, José, Venezuelan, non-irishJosé