GARDAÍ ARE APPEALING for witnesses to a number of incidents of alleged criminal damage, including a fire, at four vacant residential properties in Mallow, Co Cork last month.

Attempted criminal damage allegedly took place at three properties in Rosehall, in the north of the county, while a fire caused damage to another adjacent property shortly before midnight on 28 April.

All four properties were vacant at the time of the incidents.

Gardaí are asking for any potential witnesses to the incidents to come forward.

In particular, anyone who may have been in the Rose Garden area of Rosehall, Annabella between 11pm on 27 April and 12.30am on 28 April.

Road users with camera footage, who were travelling in the area at the time, are asked to make the videos available to Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Mallow Garda Station on 022 31450, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station