{"id":188833,"date":"2025-12-13T00:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T00:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/188833\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T00:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T00:26:09","slug":"man-30s-arrested-after-multiple-cars-set-alight-on-dublins-south-circular-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/188833\/","title":{"rendered":"Man (30s) arrested after multiple cars set alight on Dublin\u2019s South Circular Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-91174671_secondary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">Garda\u00ed responded to reports of three cars on fire<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"File photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a2bef4f9-3390-40c3-965e-f8b6ecf19649.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">File photo<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A man in his 30s has been arrested after several cars were set alight on Dublin\u2019s South Circular Road in the early hours of Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed attached to Kevin Street Garda Station are investigating all the circumstances following a \u201cnumber of incidents of criminal damage by fire\u201d that took place in the Dublin 8 area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAt approximately 4.45am yesterday morning, garda\u00ed responded to reports of three cars on fire outside residences on the South Circular Road,\u201d a Garda spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWhile attending the scene, members were notified of another car on fire on St Anne\u2019s Road, approximately 100 metres away\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Gardai requested the requested the services of Dublin Fire Brigade who discovered damage caused to an additional fifth car parked nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cInvestigating members have today arrested a man (aged in his 30s) in connection with this incident,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe man is currently detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigation team in Kevin Street Garda Station at 01 666 9400, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed responded to reports of three cars on fire File photo A man in his 30s has 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