Man who set Luas on fire during Dublin riots jailed for three years

Evan Moore, aged 20, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to rioting, damaging a Luas by fire, and damaging the windows of a Luas tram on November 23, 2023

Debris is cleared from the burned out Luas and bus on O'Connell St in Dublin, in the aftermath of violent scenes in the city centre in November, 2023. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

A young man who started a fire on a Luas during the Dublin riots, causing nearly €5m worth of damage, has been jailed for three years.

Evan Moore, aged 20, of Grangemore Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to rioting, damaging a Luas by fire, and damaging the windows of a Luas tram on November 23, 2023. He has been in custody since a sentence hearing last May.