Clane Gardaí appealing for CCTV or dashcam footage following arson incident in which fire was set to family's hedges near Hatter's Cross

Gardaí in Clane are appealing for information following a terrifying arson incident last Thursday, 28 March, when fire was set to hedgerow at a home near Hatter's Cross with a family inside at the time.

The mother of two young children said that the incident was 'absolutely terrifying' for the family, with their two young children and mother in law in the house at the time of the incident with at least €1,500 worth of damage caused to the property.

“We are appealing for witnesses to this incident. A hedge row, extensive cabling and an intercom system were damaged in the incident and we are investigating the motive behind it. If anyone has any information regarding this, please contact Clane Garda Station at 045 868 262”.

“It’s on the back road at Hatter's Cross heading towards Carragh GAA and it's a busy road. A lot of people would have driven past and Gardaí are appealing for any footage-CCTV or dashcam and anyone who was in the area at the time and might have seen something to come forward. Someone must have seen who did this to our home,"the mother told KildareNow.

"They could have killed us as the hedge surrounds our house. A family member is seriously ill at the moment, and this has really upset him and all of us. We have just installed new gates and it’s ruined the electrics and will cost at least €1,500 to fix. The children were terrified and we are afraid to sleep at night because we're afraid they could come back," she said.

Clane Gardaí confirmed they received an emergency call last Thursday night after 6pm, and that Maynooth Fire Services attended the scene. Gardaí have said that investigations into theincident are currently ongoing.

They said:“We are appealing for witnesses to this incident. A hedge row, extensive cabling and an intercom system were damaged in the incident and we are investigating the motive behind it. If anyone has any information regarding this, please contact Clane Garda Station at 045 868 262”.