Arson attack on IPAS centre in Louth

How did someone get in and be able to throw petrol on a staircase, set it on fire? Is there no security? compleat scumbag, knowing there were children there, so consumed with hate they wanted to see children burned to death.

arson attacks on houses are becoming more common these days in Ireland practically all over drug debts or feuds between drug gangs .
Quite a few people have been murdered in the UK with arson attacks in recent years often parents or other family members of someone with a drug debt .

Whoever did this are absolute cretins who deserve a long spell behind bars. Absolute pond scum.

I've just read that and I despair for the future of this country.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1031/1541399-kildare-investigation/

Murder investigation in Kildare, nobody ( that I’ve seen ) is talking about that on boards. A young man, got off a bus, got beaten to death and it’s not been mentioned. Young guy actually lost his life.

Complaining about the arson incident not being discussed OP, why didn’t you start a thread, have at it. 👀

Dunno if it was drug related, it's a common tactic in drogheda tho. I seen footage on Twitter of some fella pouring petrol on the stairs. How did the guy get inside the building, had he the key code?

Of course it's news, just there has been dreadful incidents involving immigrants recently n Rte news didn't have any locals on 9 o clock news bawling their the eyes out about it like this incident.

No it's absolutely unforgivable, no matter who did it. I hope they're caught and get a long prison sentence, whoever they are.

But I'm surprised at the widespread assumption that it has to have been the far right. Maybe it was - but there are other possibilities too. Even apart from possible drug debts (which would not be the women and children anyway, for those making sarky comments above, so that was not IMO an attempt at justification.)

From the video clip and various photos doing the rounds, why was the person wearing socks? Did he leave them at the door that he apparently broke down yet seems to have left undamaged the following day? Even the key pad seem to be ok. Seems more like someone who already had access to the place. Setting fire to places with women and children inside is also something that angry ex-partners do.

It happened at 8pm on a busy street with (I'd guess) Ring doorbells and CCTV cameras around. Another reason to wonder about an outsider leaving his shoes outside without anyone noticing. How did he make his getaway - sat down and put his shoes back on and then sped off in a waiting car?

The one thing that's clear about this is that we know even less than we do about the train attack, and that's saying something.

And major protests locally too.

How can you tell his he was white? The only thing that's clear is that a man was responsible. His ethnicity is impossible to tell due to him being completely covered and the footage being so shaky and grainy.

Despite the precautions he took to conceal his identity, I would be reasonably confident he will be caught.