A Garda investigation has been launched after thousands of euro of damage was caused to cars at a private house in Donegal on Christmas night.
The attacked happened in the normally quiet coastal village of Burtonport.
Two new cars and a car trailer were damaged in the deliberate attack.
A total of ten tyres were slashed and mirrors broken off the cars as well as other damage at the private dwelling house while the family slept inside the house.
A Garda forensic team carried out a full examination of the scene this afternoon.
Gardai have appealed for anybody with any information to contact them.