Latest news with #BrianRattigan
Sunday World
04-07-2025
- Sunday World
Man (20s) and teen charged after firebomb attack on family's home in Ballyfermot
The family had been injured and their dog burned to death after their home was targeted in the early morning attack A man in his 20s and a teenager have been arrested and charged by gardai investigating the firebomb attack on an innocent family's home in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. Both were quizzed at Garda stations in Dublin by gardaí investigating an act of 'criminal damage by fire' that occurred at a residence on Landen Road on Wednesday, May 21. The Curran family had been injured and their dog burned to death after their home was targeted in the early morning attack. Detectives believe it was carried out as part of a worsening city feud involving a young drug dealer and junior associates of gangster Brian Rattigan. In an update released on Thursday night, a Garda spokesperson confirmed that the man and the teenager had both been charged in relation to the incident. A spokesperson said: 'One male, aged in his 20s is due to appear before Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow morning Friday 4th July, 2025 at 10.30am. 'The second male, a juvenile in his teens, is due to appear before the Children's Court tomorrow morning Friday 4th July, 2025 at 10.30am. Investigations ongoing.' Breda Curran recalled hearing her husband Pat's screams from the sitting room at 2am, where he had been due to having difficulties sleeping. The fire-damaged Curran home News in 90 Seconds - Thursday, July 3 "I heard a big crashing sound… I jumped up and ran down the stairs. I could feel the heat coming up the stairs and it wasn't a normal heat,' Ms Curran said. The couple and their son ran out of the house into the garden, where they noticed that their sitting room window had a hole in it. Ms Curran told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that she grabbed their garden hose and ran back in because their dog had been sleeping in the sitting room. "We were calling his name, but the heat wouldn't let us back in. When we went into the sitting room door, the fire was everywhere,' she recalled. "The whole place was up in flames… we tried to call the dog but it was too late. We just heard him whimpering and then everything went silent.' She told how the family then stood out on the road, and watched on as their home burned to the ground. Mr Curran recalled his own perspective, waking up in the sitting room to breaking glass and seeing a line of fire right in front of him. "It was like waking up in hell… I don't know how I didn't go on fire. All I done was I started screaming, 'Breda, Breda, Breda.' "The thought came into my head, 'what did I do', I thought I was after falling asleep, did I do something to cause this? "This is evil that came to our house,' Mr Curran said. The Ballyfermot couple said being from old stock themselves, they did not have their home insured and would have felt a 'little bit more secure' if it had been. "I don't know if I can even come back here. I don't know if I would feel safe here. I just feel totally different now. I loved me home,' Ms Curran said. She told how she does shift work and would come home, clean up, have a shower and feed the dog. The couple said they don't drink or smoke, and spend their time watching Netflix in the evening. 'All I can think now is, what was all that for? It's gone,' Ms Curran said. They thanked their neighbours, who, since the attack, have been coming over and empathising and even handed the couple money in envelopes. "Strangers come up to us often,' Mr Curran said. 'I have to say, the community spirit in Ballyfermot, it is never talked about. But the respect, compassion, goodwill that is after coming from this community is something to be admired and it keeps me going.'
Sunday World
03-07-2025
- Sunday World
Man (20s) and teen arrested after firebomb attack on innocent family's home in Ballyfermot
The family had been injured and their dog burned to death after their home was targeted in the early morning attack A man in his 20s and a teenager have been arrested by gardai investigating the firebomb attack on an innocent family's home in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. Both are being quizzed at Garda stations in Dublin by gardaí investigating an act of 'criminal damage by fire' that occurred at a residence on Landen Road on Wednesday, May 21. The Curran family had been injured and their dog burned to death after their home was targeted in the early morning attack. Detectives believe it was carried out as part of a worsening city feud involving a young drug dealer and junior associates of gangster Brian Rattigan. Breda Curran recalled hearing her husband Pat's screams from the sitting room at 2am, where he had been due to having difficulties sleeping. The fire-damaged Curran home News in 90 Seconds - Thursday, July 3 "I heard a big crashing sound… I jumped up and ran down the stairs. I could feel the heat coming up the stairs and it wasn't a normal heat,' Ms Curran said. The couple and their son ran out of the house into the garden, where they noticed that their sitting room window had a hole in it. Ms Curran told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that she grabbed their garden hose and ran back in because their dog had been sleeping in the sitting room. "We were calling his name, but the heat wouldn't let us back in. When we went into the sitting room door, the fire was everywhere,' she recalled. "The whole place was up in flames… we tried to call the dog but it was too late. We just heard him whimpering and then everything went silent.' She told how the family then stood out on the road, and watched on as their home burned to the ground. Mr Curran recalled his own perspective, waking up in the sitting room to breaking glass and seeing a line of fire right in front of him. "It was like waking up in hell… I don't know how I didn't go on fire. All I done was I started screaming, 'Breda, Breda, Breda.' "The thought came into my head, 'what did I do', I thought I was after falling asleep, did I do something to cause this? "This is evil that came to our house,' Mr Curran said. The Ballyfermot couple said being from old stock themselves, they did not have their home insured and would have felt a 'little bit more secure' if it had been. "I don't know if I can even come back here. I don't know if I would feel safe here. I just feel totally different now. I loved me home,' Ms Curran said. She told how she does shift work and would come home, clean up, have a shower and feed the dog. The couple said they don't drink or smoke, and spend their time watching Netflix in the evening. 'All I can think now is, what was all that for? It's gone,' Ms Curran said. They thanked their neighbours, who, since the attack, have been coming over and empathising and even handed the couple money in envelopes. "Strangers come up to us often,' Mr Curran said. 'I have to say, the community spirit in Ballyfermot, it is never talked about. But the respect, compassion, goodwill that is after coming from this community is something to be admired and it keeps me going.'
Sunday World
12-06-2025
- Sunday World
Convicted drug dealer arrested over shooting linked to associates of mobster Brian Rattigan
The 24-year-old criminal is being questioned over the gun attack at a south-inner city flat complex recently targeting junior associates of mobster Brian Rattigan Associates of convicted killer Brian Rattigan are caught up in the feud A convicted heroin dealer has been arrested over a shooting linked to a dangerous city feud. The 24-year-old criminal is being questioned over the gun attack at a south-inner city flat complex recently targeting junior associates of mobster Brian Rattigan. Detectives also suspect the reckless criminal was also planning more shootings as part of the feud after a car linked to the incident was recovered parked in a housing estate over the weekend. Emergency services were alerted to the firearm discharge in Dolphins Barn on Monday of last week. A number of rounds were discharged but no injuries were reported. It's believed two brothers, who are aged in their 20s and centrally involved in the feuding, were the targets of the attack. They are considered young associates of convicted killer Brian Rattigan and have been involved in an escalating feud with a man from Drimnagh. It has seen shootings, assaults and petrol bomb attacks carried out over the past month. One source told the Irish Independent: 'Significant investigations have been underway into these feud incidents and as a result this man was identified as a suspect in the latest shooting. 'He is closely associated with the Drimnagh man involved in the feud while innocent women linked to both men have also been targeted. 'Those close to him have been badly beaten and had their homes shot up so this is deeply personal for him. 'The concern is that the car used was stashed away for further incidents, so his arrest is a significant result for gardaí'. The suspect in custody is well-known to gardaí and previously served a lengthy jail term after being caught with thousands of euro worth of heroin in the south of the country. He is currently being held on suspicion of committing firearms offences and can be held for up to three days. It's been reported that a number of children were playing in the area at the time of the shooting but no injuries were reported. The gunman fled in a car which was recovered by gardaí in Crumlin over the weekend and seized for forensic examination. Associates of convicted killer Brian Rattigan are caught up in the feud Today's News in 90 Seconds - June 12th The gun attack is seen as the first reprisal by associates of the young Drimnagh man who are feuding with the Rattigan associates. Mob boss Rattigan, who is a convicted heroin dealer and killer, is not suspected of direct involvement in the feud although gardaí believe he has a major influence over the younger criminals involved. Multiple serious incidents are being investigated as part of the feud including an arson attack on an innocent family's home. In the early hours of May 21 reckless thugs petrol bombed the wrong house in Ballyfermot, killing a family dog and leaving a couple hospitalised. Days earlier, the same gang orchestrated a series of coordinated petrol bomb attacks at houses in Drimnagh and Kildare. A key target of the gang is a drug dealer aged in his 20s who was the victim of a violent assault on May 10. The man was stabbed, slashed in the face and beaten with weapons on Victoria Quay in the south-inner city. The man's partner was later warned that she would be burnt out of her apartment even though she has no involvement in the violence. On May 25, a failed petrol bomb attack was carried out at this man's mother's home. Just some 24 hours later the same woman was targeted after an apartment she'd moved to was shot up on the Long Mile Road.
Sunday World
29-05-2025
- Sunday World
Family recall ‘waking up in hell' after Dublin gang mistakenly firebombed their home
The innocent family, who had their dog burned to death, had their Ballyfermot home targeted in the middle of the night. A family who were injured and whose dog was burned to death after their home was mistakenly firebombed overnight said they woke up in hell. The innocent family's home was targeted in an early morning attack in Ballyfermot last week, causing extensive damage. Detectives believe it was carried out as part of a worsening city feud involving a young drug dealer and junior associates of gangster Brian Rattigan. At 2am Breda Curran heard her husband Pat's screams from the sitting room, where he had been due to having difficulties sleeping. "I heard a big crashing sound… I jumped up and ran down the stairs. I could feel the heat coming up the stairs and it wasn't a normal heat,' Ms Curran said. Brian Rattigan The couple and their son ran out of the house into the garden, where they noticed that their sitting room window had a hole in it. Ms Curran told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that she grabbed their garden hose and ran back in because their dog had been sleeping in the sitting room. "We were calling his name, but the heat wouldn't let us back in. When we went into the sitting room door, the fire was everywhere,' she recalled. "The whole place was up in flames… we tried to call the dog but it was too late. We just heard him whimpering and then everything went silent.' She told how the family then stood out on the road, and watched on as their home burned to the ground. Mr Curran recalled his own perspective, waking up in the sitting room to breaking glass and seeing a line of fire right in front of him. Aftermath of firebomb on house in Ballyfermot News in 90 Seconds - May 29th "It was like waking up in hell… I don't know how I didn't go on fire. All I done was I started screaming, 'Breda, Breda, Breda.' "The thought came into my head, 'what did I do', I thought I was after falling asleep, did I do something to cause this? "This is evil that came to our house,' Mr Curran said. The Ballyfermot couple said being from old stock themselves, they did not have their home insured and would have felt a 'little bit more secure' if it had been. "I don't know if I can even come back here. I don't know if I would feel safe here. I just feel totally different now. I loved me home,' Ms Curran said. She told how she does shift work and would come home, clean up, have a shower and feed the dog. The couple said they don't drink or smoke, and spend their time watching Netflix in the evening. 'All I can think now is, what was all that for? It's gone,' Ms Curran said. They thanked their neighbours, who, since the attack, have been coming over and empathising and even handed the couple money in envelopes. "Strangers come up to us often,' Mr Curran said. 'I have to say, the community spirit in Ballyfermot, it is never talked about. But the respect, compassion, goodwill that is after coming from this community is something to be admired and it keeps me going.'
Irish Independent
29-05-2025
- Irish Independent
‘This is evil that came to our house' – family recall 'waking up in hell' as home mistakenly firebombed by feuding criminals
The innocent family's home was targeted in an early morning attack in Ballyfermot last week, causing extensive damage. Detectives believe it was carried out as part of a worsening city feud involving a young drug dealer and junior associates of gangster Brian Rattigan. At 2am Breda Curran heard her husband Pat's screams from the sitting room, where he had been due to having difficulties sleeping. "I heard a big crashing sound… I jumped up and ran down the stairs. I could feel the heat coming up the stairs and it wasn't a normal heat,' Ms Curran said. The couple and their son ran out of the house into the garden, where they noticed that their sitting room window had a hole in it. Ms Curran told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that she grabbed their garden hose and ran back in because their dog had been sleeping in the sitting room. "We were calling his name, but the heat wouldn't let us back in. When we went into the sitting room door, the fire was everywhere,' she recalled. "The whole place was up in flames… we tried to call the dog but it was too late. We just heard him whimpering and then everything went silent.' She told how the family then stood out on the road, and watched on as their home burned to the ground. Mr Curran recalled his own perspective, waking up in the sitting room to breaking glass and seeing a line of fire right in front of him. ADVERTISEMENT "It was like waking up in hell… I don't know how I didn't go on fire. All I done was I started screaming, 'Breda, Breda, Breda.' "The thought came into my head, 'what did I do', I thought I was after falling asleep, did I do something to cause this? "This is evil that came to our house,' Mr Curran said. The Ballyfermot couple said being from old stock themselves, they did not have their home insured and would have felt a 'little bit more secure' if it had been. "I don't know if I can even come back here. I don't know if I would feel safe here. I just feel totally different now. I loved me home,' Ms Curran said. She told how she does shift work and would come home, clean up, have a shower and feed the dog. The couple said they don't drink or smoke, and spend their time watching Netflix in the evening. 'All I can think now is, what was all that for? It's gone,' Ms Curran said. They thanked their neighbours, who, since the attack, have been coming over and empathising and even handed the couple money in envelopes. "Strangers come up to us often,' Mr Curran said. 'I have to say, the community spirit in Ballyfermot, it is never talked about. But the respect, compassion, goodwill that is after coming from this community is something to be admired and it keeps me going.'
