Files sent to DPP by gardaí over arson attacks on buildings for asylum seekers

The Shipwright pub which was involved in a fire in Ringsend recently. Gardaí said a breakdown of which arson attacks the DPP files relate to is not available at this time. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Files concerning a number of different arson attacks on buildings for asylum seekers have been submitted by gardaí to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) while other files are at an “advanced stage”.

Gardaí said while a breakdown of which arson attacks the files relate to is not available at this time, however, there have been around 20 incidents of suspected arson since 2018.