One neighbour who helped to rescue the family at Meakstown near Finglas, north Dublin, told The Irish Times he could see children looking down at him from an upstairs bedroom window as fire spread towards them. Garda sources said the five people in the house were lucky to survive after arsonists threw a petrol bomb through the ground-floor kitchen window. They went into the house and rescued the final person trapped, a woman in her 40s who is believed to be the mother of the children. Gardaí hope CCTV footage recorded by cameras at houses locally, including the targeted house, and nearby businesses has captured the attackers in the area. Dublin Fire Brigade said six ambulances from Dublin Fire Brigade and the National Ambulance Service attended the scene.

Source: The Irish Times January 02, 2026 15:00 UTC