Five Offaly men quizzed in Galway

Gardaí in Galway, at the time of going to press, were continuing to question five men from Offaly in connection with a suspected arson attack on a house in the city last weekend. The five were arrested on Wednesday in Clara and Tullamore following operations by Gardai from Tullamore and Galway, backed up by members of the Garda Regional Support Unit. They are being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against The State Act at Galway, Loughrea and Ballinasloe Garda stations. Gardai are investigating an attack on a house at Cluain Ard in Galway city early on Sunday morning, January 2nd.