Gardaí investigating after lit firework pushed through letterbox of Clare home

Gardaí in Clare are investigating several incidents of criminal damage, one of which saw a firework pushed through the letterbox of an Ennis home on Halloween night. On Saturday, October 31, at approximately 8pm, youths placed a lit firework through the letterbox of a house in the John Paul Avenue area of Ennis, where it subsequently blew up and caused damage to the door. Ennis gardaí have asked anyone who may have witnessed the incident to get in contact on 065-6848100. Ennis gardaí are also investigating three incidents of criminal damage to parked cars in the county town. On Friday, October 30, a lone youth threw a stone at a car parked on the Drumbiggle Road at approximately 9pm, breaking one of the car's windows. The following night, on Halloween, youths threw eggs at a car parked on John Paul Avenue. While a separate incident on the same night saw a group of youths throw stones at a car parked in the Clancy Park area, breaking a window. Gardaí are encouraging anyone who may have seen any of these incidents taking place to contact the Ennis Garda Station. In Kilrush, a stone was thrown through the window of a car parked in the Beech Park area on Tuesday, October 27, at 2pm. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Kilrush gardaí on 065-9080550. Finally, in Ennistymon a car parked in the Kilcornan area had all of its windows broken. Gardaí are asking anyone with information to come forward and contact them on 065-7072180.