Emergency services, including members of Limerick City Fire Brigade, were dispatched to the scene in Dooradoyle at around 1:30am on Thursday after the blaze broke out at the Limerick Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre.
Fianna Fáil’s Councillor Abul Kalam Azad Talukder, the only Muslim councillor in Limerick, said it was very lucky no one was killed in the horror attack.
“Some individual person entered the mosque, and he threw some burning materials,” Councillor Talukder said.
“And luckily, somebody was inside at that time, and he responds very quickly, and we call the Garda and fire brigade, they came. It is very, very luckily there's no casualty, or nobody killed, or anything.”
Gardaí confirmed that no injuries were reported following the attack, and that investigations are ongoing.
A Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí received a report of an incident of criminal damage by fire that occurred at a premises in the Dooradoyle area, Co. Limerick this Thursday, 12 February 2026 at approximately 1:30am.
“No injuries have been reported at this time. Investigations are ongoing."