No arrests yet for arson attacks linked to asylum seeker housing

Seven fire engines were called to the scene at 7am of disused buildings in Brittas, near Blessington. Picture: Dublin Fire Brigade

A Dublin building has become at least the 17th in a year to be set on fire because the property was linked to accommodating asylum seekers, yet no arrests have been made in connection with the incidents.

Some 40 firefighters attached to seven units from the Dublin Fire Brigade battled a major blaze at the former St Brigid’s Nursing Home at Crooksling, close to the village of Brittas, on Sunday. Protesters had been near the site in recent weeks, but this intensified on Friday when a 24-hour protest began.