'No escape from punishment' for those responsible for arson attacks, says Tánaiste

Micheál Martin said he was confident that gardaí are doing everything they can to track down those responsible. Picture: Moya Nolan

The perpetrators of arson attacks on buildings linked to accommodation for asylum seekers are not acting with “impunity”, the Tánaiste has said.

Speaking to reporters in Washington DC, Micheál Martin there “is no escape from punishment” and he was confident that gardaí are doing everything they can to track down those responsible for these arson attacks.