The
device was thrown through the window of a house on Oldcourt Park, also
known as Soldiers Road, in the early hours of Friday morning.
The road is located off the Boghall Road and connects to Killarney Road.
Superintendent Pat Ward of Bray
Garda Station said that while the bomb did not go off, he described the situation on the night as 'dangerous.'
He
said that the window was broken and the bomb thrown shortly after
midnight but the people in the house did not know what it was that had
been flung into their house.
It was not until Friday during daylight hours that they realised it was an unexploded incendiary device.
There were at least four people present in the house at the time the item was fired through the window.
A
number of houses in the area were evacuated by defence forces as the
investigation proceeded as a precaution to ensure the safety of families
in the area.
The pipe bomb was taken from the scene by the Army Bomb Disposal Team.
It was brought to a safe military location where it was dismantled and confirmed as viable.
Supt
Ward described the device as 'crude' however investigators could only
conclude that whoever threw it intended to do the worst possible damage.
'It would appear it was intended to go off,' he said.
The area was sealed off until around 9.40 p.m. on Friday when residents were allowed return to their homes.
Supt
Ward said that a motive for the attack has not been identified however
he said that gardai have not ruled out the possibility of a
long-standing feud.
'That is one possibility, but we haven't ruled out anything,' he said.
The bomb is being examined and the investigation continues.
The Defence Forces said evidence will be handed over to Gardaí to help with their investigation.
Supt
Ward urges anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area after
midnight on Thursday to come forward and they will be afforded every
confidence.
At this time gardai do not have descriptions of any individuals or vehicles involved.
Bray Garda Station can be contacted at (01) 6665300 or call the garda confidential line on 1800 666 111.
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Numerous community meetings were held in Oldcourt Avenue in Bray in a bid to rid the estate of the troublesome Costigan family, but the meetings were ignored by the local housing authority in Bray, the Gardai and everyone in positions of authority which could have evicted the antisocial family from their local authority house which was fitted with plastic window panes, used instead of glass - in case of any attack on the house.
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The Army ordnance team rendered safe a viable explosive device in
Bray, Co
Wicklow, last night.
The bomb disposal team was called to an address in the Old Court area following the discovery of a suspect device at a house.
The
Army arrived at 8.50pm and removed the device to a safe location where
it was dismantled and identified as a viable improvised explosive device
(IED).
The dismantled device was handed over to gardaí for further investigation.
The scene was declared safe at 9.40pm.
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Locals in the oldcourt estate today said "They were into everything" and that numerous meetings were held to get them out of the estate but to no avail.
The locals also pointed to a local gangster known as 'The Black Widow' who lives near-by in Oldcourt Park a road known locally as (The Soldier's Road) saying that it was widely suspected within the local community that she was behind the fatal arson attack and also a recent shooting in the People's Park in Bray, when a man was found shot in both legs.
Local people expressed their view that both the fatal arson attack and the People's Park shooting were linked to 'The Black Widow'.
The locals said that the Gardai were well aware of her and that she is behind the entire black crime economy that is flurshing in the Bray area.
However, local concerns about the antisocial behaviour of the Costigan family were ignored and now a man has lost his life. The local community expressed their "shocked dismay" at what had happened within their community.
Neighbours
fought in vain to save a 55-year-old wheelchair-user who died in a
suspected arson attack at his home in Bray, Co Wicklow, early yesterday.
Detectives are trying to establish a possible motive.
Last week, a viable explosive device was discovered outside a house in the same estate.
David Costigan’s body was found in an upstairs bedroom, at his house on
Oldcourt Avenue, after the alarm was raised at around 4.30am yesterday.
His son Marc, aged in his early 20s, managed to escape. His mother, Patricia, does not live at the house.
Neighbours tried to save the victim by climbing onto a conservatory
attached to the house next door. They managed to smash the window of Mr
Costigan’s bedroom but were beaten back by flames and smoke.
When the fire brigade arrived, they removed Mr Costigan and administered CPR but he was pronounced dead.
Gardaí yesterday said they were investigating “a suspicious fire” at
the house. Experts will determine if an accelerant was poured through
the letterbox and set alight.
Gardaí in Bray are
appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have seen any suspicious
behaviour in the vicinity before 4.30am to contact them on: 01 6665300,
the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
www.garda.ie
The
device was thrown through the window of a house on Oldcourt Park, also
known as Soldiers Road, in the early hours of Friday morning.
The road is located off the Boghall Road and connects to Killarney Road.
Superintendent Pat Ward of Bray
Garda Station said that while the bomb did not go off, he described the situation on the night as 'dangerous.'
He
said that the window was broken and the bomb thrown shortly after
midnight but the people in the house did not know what it was that had
been flung into their house.
It was not until Friday during daylight hours that they realised it was an unexploded incendiary device.
There were at least four people present in the house at the time the item was fired through the window.
A
number of houses in the area were evacuated by defence forces as the
investigation proceeded as a precaution to ensure the safety of families
in the area.
The pipe bomb was taken from the scene by the Army Bomb Disposal Team.
It was brought to a safe military location where it was dismantled and confirmed as viable.
Supt
Ward described the device as 'crude' however investigators could only
conclude that whoever threw it intended to do the worst possible damage.
'It would appear it was intended to go off,' he said.
The area was sealed off until around 9.40 p.m. on Friday when residents were allowed return to their homes.
Supt
Ward said that a motive for the attack has not been identified however
he said that gardai have not ruled out the possibility of a
long-standing feud.
'That is one possibility, but we haven't ruled out anything,' he said.
The bomb is being examined and the investigation continues.
The Defence Forces said evidence will be handed over to Gardaí to help with their investigation.
Supt
Ward urges anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area after
midnight on Thursday to come forward and they will be afforded every
confidence.
At this time gardai do not have descriptions of any individuals or vehicles involved.
Bray Garda Station can be contacted at (01) 6665300 or call the garda confidential line on 1800 666 111.
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Sinn Féin councillor, John Brady extended his sympathies: “The poor man
has lost his life, a son has lost his dad.” He urged anyone with
information to contact gardaí.
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*THE younger brother of David Costigan, who died in a suspected arson attack last week, has paid tribute to the deceased - whom he called "the most gifted man I knew".
And Brian Costigan, speaking at the funeral Mass for his beloved brother, said that wheelchair-bound David never let his disability get the better of him.
Mr Costigan (55) was trapped in his house on Oldcourt Avenue in Bray as fire engulfed the terraced building at 4.30am on September 26.
Yesterday hundreds of friends and family mourned his loss at an emotional ceremony at St Fergal's Church in Ballywaltrim, Bray, Co Wicklow.
Brian told gathered mourners that his older brother was a "hugely talented man" and that for him the wheelchair was only means to get from A to B.
Gentleman
"David was a gentleman. He had a huge heart and a huge personality, he adored his children so very much - they were always his main concern," Brian told gathered friends and family.
"He was one of the most talented and gifted men I knew.
"His disability never held him back. Every family member here today can look around their homes and see David's handy work.
"Some things he mended, some things he made and I dare I say it, some things he broke," Brian said, to laughs from the audience.
"It is a great comfort to feel the love in here today for David," Brian added.
"So here we are David our final farewell. I'm sure you'll be as popular and as loved up in heaven as you were down here.
"Goodbye Dave, until we meet again," he concluded, struggling to hold back tears and to loud applause from those in the church. The grieving brother also thanked neighbours and friends for their support.
Some of the mourners wore Bray Fire Service hooded jumpers. There were also members of the gardai present.
Mr Costigan's son Mark, who is in his 20s, was also in the house at the time of the fire and attempted to save his father.
However, he was fighting through smoke and flames and could not reach him.
Mark managed to escape out the back of the terraced property.
Mark said he had received threats in the days before the fire falsely accusing him of a recent incident in Bray and warned that he'd be burnt out of his house.
Fire
Gardai are investigating if there is a possible link between these threats and the fire.
Mr Costigan is mourned by his children: Dave, Robert, Laura, Donna and Mark, along with their mother Patricia.
He is also survived by his mother Rita and father Michael and his brothers Philip and Brian, sisters Christina and Yvonne.
Mr Costigan had five grandchildren, Kayla, Callum, Nicole, Charlie and William.
Following the funeral Mass, his remains were taken for burial to Glasnevin Cemetery.
The hearse was decorated with floral tributes including a large one that read "brother".
The
device was thrown through the window of a house on Oldcourt Park, also
known as Soldiers Road, in the early hours of Friday morning.
The road is located off the Boghall Road and connects to Killarney Road.
Superintendent Pat Ward of Bray
Garda Station said that while the bomb did not go off, he described the situation on the night as 'dangerous.'
He
said that the window was broken and the bomb thrown shortly after
midnight but the people in the house did not know what it was that had
been flung into their house.
It was not until Friday during daylight hours that they realised it was an unexploded incendiary device.
There were at least four people present in the house at the time the item was fired through the window.
A
number of houses in the area were evacuated by defence forces as the
investigation proceeded as a precaution to ensure the safety of families
in the area.
The pipe bomb was taken from the scene by the Army Bomb Disposal Team.
It was brought to a safe military location where it was dismantled and confirmed as viable.
Supt
Ward described the device as 'crude' however investigators could only
conclude that whoever threw it intended to do the worst possible damage.
'It would appear it was intended to go off,' he said.
The area was sealed off until around 9.40 p.m. on Friday when residents were allowed return to their homes.
Supt
Ward said that a motive for the attack has not been identified however
he said that gardai have not ruled out the possibility of a
long-standing feud.
'That is one possibility, but we haven't ruled out anything,' he said.
The bomb is being examined and the investigation continues.
The Defence Forces said evidence will be handed over to Gardaí to help with their investigation.
Supt
Ward urges anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area after
midnight on Thursday to come forward and they will be afforded every
confidence.
At this time gardai do not have descriptions of any individuals or vehicles involved.
Bray Garda Station can be contacted at (01) 6665300 or call the garda confidential line on 1800 666 111.
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The operation is codenamed 'Hesitate' and follows a six-week
operation aimed at identifying people involved in the sale and supply of
drugs in the area, particularly the areas of St Mary’s Mansions.
Five men and two teenage boys have been arrested.
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Three men appeared in court in Cork over a drugs seizure on board a yacht
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Alan Shatter accused GSOC of seeking to cover up and keeping secret a disturbing level of incompetence.
