Overview
- Emergency services arrived around 1:30am in Dooradoyle, and three Limerick Fire Service units brought the fire under control in just over half an hour.
- Reporting indicates a male threw a petrol bomb through a window, with the fire believed to have started in a bathroom of the Islamic Cultural Centre.
- Gardaí have recorded the incident as criminal damage by fire and are investigating, with no confirmed motive or identified suspect.
- Bishop Brendan Leahy called the attack shocking and worrying, urging efforts to strengthen relations and respect for places of worship.
- Tánaiste Simon Harris condemned what he described as a heinous crime, while councillor Abul Kalam Azad Talukder said such incidents are rare in Limerick and have left people feeling insecure.