Overview
- A woman suffered severe burns after an accelerant, believed to be petrol, was sprayed and ignited at a house in Oak Downs, Clondalkin, at about 10:10am, and she is in critical condition at Tallaght University Hospital.
- A man at the Clondalkin address was also injured with non‑life‑threatening wounds as emergency services extinguished the fire and treated those at the scene.
- The Clondalkin scene is sealed for forensic examination, a Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed, an incident room is open at Clondalkin Garda Station, and investigators are seeking video from 9:30am to 10:20am.
- A garda source described the Clondalkin attack as targeted and deliberate and indicated it could be drugs‑related, which remains under investigation.
- Separately in Leixlip, a woman in her 50s was seriously injured after an attack involving an axe and arson at a house in Oaklawn West; her former partner was later found dead in Leixlip Reservoir, and Gardaí say they are not seeking other suspects while appealing for witnesses from 5:30am to 8am in the area.