Five arson attacks which have occurred on social homes in Galway City since 2022 have cost the council nearly €340,000.
The figures provided to the Irish Times only account for council owned housing, and not private properties.
Nationally, 50 such incidents were reported last year, with 35 of those happening in Dublin.
The last five years have seen 14 local authorities report 113 fire bomb attacks.
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Social Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times, Kitty Holland says these are often used as an intimidation tactic by criminal gangs
