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25 Oct 2025

Two men attempted to escape incident in Carlow estate before flaming car sets them alight

The incident happened in Hillbrook Estate in Tullow on the 29th of March 2025

Two men attempted to escape incident in Carlow estate before flaming car sets them alight

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Carlow Gardaí are appealing for information following criminal damage at a local estate in County Carlow.

The incident happened at around 10pm on the last Saturday night, the 29th of March 2025.

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Following an incident in the Hillbrook Estate in Tullow at 10pm on Saturday night last, 29th March, the Detective Unit in Carlow are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two man who attempted to flee the scene in a small red Mitsubishi Colt car.

This vehicle appears to have caught fire in the estate as it drove away, setting the two males alight, forcing them to flee the estate on foot.

Detective Gardai in Carlow are appealing for any witnesses, CCTV, dashcam, ring doorbell footage etc to be made available to them to contact them on 059 9136620

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