Vehicles have had wires damaged at an estimated cost of more than €40,000

Resident Ray Ward uses mesh to protect his car
In a small enclave in south county Dublin, what one woman describes as a “frightening” series of events has left gardaí and local people “baffled”.
In the past few weeks over 40 cars have had vital braking system wires damaged, at an estimated cost of over €40,000. One electric car with just 37,014 kilometres on the clock had to be towed away as a write-off.