This is the shocking moment a suspected Islamic extremist is alleged to have set fire to the front of a pub owned by Conor McGregor.
CCTV footage of the incident from an external camera at The Black Forge Inn in south Dublin shows a male, dressed all in black, pouring what is believed to be a flammable liquid at the entrance of the €2million pub. In the 33-second footage released by McGregor the male then stands back and appears to light a match and throws it on the ground. Flames and smoke then appear at the front of the pub while the male is then seen running away.
Last Friday, a suspected Jihadi was arrested by detectives from the Garda’s main anti-terror outfit the Special Detective Unit, or SDU, as part of the investigation into the July 25 arson attack on Mr McGregor’s Black Forge Inn in south Dublin.
The male was taken out of a prison in Leinster last Friday afternoon on a so-called section 42 warrant – a required judicial approval to take an inmate out of jail. The suspect was held for 24 hours and he was released without charge on Saturday evening and returned to the custody of the Irish Prison Service.
Gardai confirmed to the Irish Mirror that the suspect was released without charge on Saturday evening – but the force added that investigations were continuing.
A spokesman said: “The individual was released without charge on Saturday evening. Investigations are ongoing.”
The investigation into the July 25 attack in Walkinstown, south Dublin was being led by gardai from Crumlin station – but the Irish Mirror revealed on Saturday that the SDU was now leading the probe.
The man is currently before the courts over an alleged serious assault – but we cannot identify that incident for legal reasons. But we can reveal that SDU are now involved in both investigations and are examining the theory that both were linked to Islamic extremism.
Gardai confirmed the SDU arrested a man over the arson attack in a statement to the Mirror on Saturday morning. The statement read: “Gardaí attached to An Garda Síochána’s Special Detective Unit have arrested a male in connection with the investigation into criminal damage at a licensed premises in the South Dublin area on Friday, 25th of July 2025.
“The male, aged in his 20s, was arrested yesterday, 8th of August 2025 and remains detained at a Garda station in the Dublin region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. An Garda Síochána has no further comment at this time.”