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Man charged after arson attack on Islamic prayer hall

News imageBairbre Holmes/PA Wire Two gardai officers dressed in uniform standing on the street outside a shop and coffee shop where the damage caused by the fire to the prayer hall can be seen. the area is cordoned off.Bairbre Holmes/PA Wire
It happened at the Al Madinah Hall on Talbot Street at about 15:35 local time on Monday

A man in his 40s has been charged after a suspected arson attack at an Islamic prayer hall in Dublin.

It happened at the Al Madinah Hall on Talbot Street at about 15:35 local time on Monday.

No one was injured.

The man expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Wednesday

A gardaí (Irish police) investigation into the blaze is ongoing.

The fire, which caused damage to the property, was extinguished by the Dublin Fire Brigade.

Four fire engines and a turntable ladder carrying over 20 firefighters and paramedics alongside a district officer were dispatched to the scene.

News imageBairbre Holmes/PA Wire Damage caused to the front of a building on the street.Bairbre Holmes/PA Wire
A gardaí investigation into the blaze is ongoing

Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported that gardaí are following a definite line of inquiry and do not believe the attack is linked to racist or far-right elements.

Gardaí have appealed to anyone with information or footage to come forward.