The house on the Celbridge Road, Leixlip, Co Dublin which was damaged in a suspected arson attack overnight. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin
Rumours had circulated online that the vacant property was planned to be used to accommodate asylum-seekers. The Department of Integration said on Wednesday the rumours were false.Far-right piggybacking on Irish farmers’ demonstrations An entry on the national register of property transactions shows the house was sold for €1 million last May. It was bought by a company that was set up in late 2022, according to land registry records.
“Arson is a very serious crime which carries heavy prison sentences. No one has the right to cause damage to property, to cause fear, or to threaten public order. There can never be justification for such acts, regardless of circumstances or alleged motivation,” the department said. On the second day of his US visit to meet politicians on Capitol Hill, Mr Martin condemned the incident in Leixlip