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BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Armed gardaí patrol Limerick village following shooting, arson, and damage to house
Armed garda patrols have been deployed to the village of Castleconnell, Co Limerick, where a burst of violence saw a gun attack, arson and windows smashed at a home in less than 24 hours. Gardaí are monitoring a number of individuals in the east Limerick riverside village in an effort to quell rising tensions. Advertisement Gardaí said that 'a number of shots' were reportedly 'fired at a residential property in the Scanlon Park area' around 5:40pm, Saturday, August 9th. 'No injuries have been reported, the scene was cordoned off for a technical and forensic examination,' gardaí said. It's understood a number of males wearing balaclavas were involved in the early evening gun attack. Less than 24 hours earlier, at around 1:39am, Friday, four masked men armed with hatchets and accelerant set fire to a car and smashed windows at a house at St Patrick's Villas, Castleconnell. Advertisement CCTV footage shared on social media showed that as one of the males entered the curtilage of the property with a hatchet, two of the perpetrators smashed up a car parked outside the house, and the fourth male set the vehicle on fire. The men then fled in a black coloured car as the occupants of the house emerged from the property. A female voice can be heard on the footage as the men are carrying out the attack, shouting 'what are ye scumbag ya, you're f*****g dead'. A male voice is then heard on the recording asking for someone to 'ring the fire brigade, Jesus, quick, ring the guards'. The masked gang's getaway car was driven by a fifth man. Gardaí said they were investigating 'a report of an incident of criminal damage' after 'a vehicle and a domestic residence' were reportedly 'damaged'. No persons were injured. Gardaí are investigating if the violent incidents are linked.
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6 days ago
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Gardaí investigating after masked armed gang caught setting car alight and damaging house in Limerick
Gardaí are investigating a motive for an arson attack and damage caused to a house in Castleconnell, Co Limerick on Friday morning. The violent attack, carried out by four masked males, armed with hatchets and accelerant, occurred around 1.30 am, on Friday. Advertisement CCTV footage shared on social media showed that as one of the males entered the curtilage of the property with a hatchet, two of the perpetrators smashed up a car parked outside the house, and the fourth male set the vehicle on fire. The men then fled in a black coloured car as the occupants of the house emerged from the property. A female voice can be heard on the footage as the men are carrying out the attack, shouting 'what are ye scumbag ya, you're f*****g dead'. A male voice is then heard on the recording asking for someone to 'ring the fire brigade, Jesus, quick, ring the guards'. The masked gang's getaway car was driven by a fifth man. A garda statement read: 'Gardaí received a report of an incident of criminal damage that occurred this Friday 8th August 2025 at approximately 1:30am in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick.' 'A vehicle and a domestic residence have been reported as damaged.' 'No injuries have been reported at this time.' The Garda statement concluded: 'Investigations are ongoing.
