Overview
- Gardaí detained two men in their 20s in County Louth under the Criminal Justice Act in connection with the October 31 fire at the Drogheda residential centre.
- The Government ended its contract with the Drogheda IPAS facility following the attack, and residents have been rehoused after medical assessment.
- CCTV shows a hooded intruder kicking in the door, pouring an accelerant believed to be petrol on the stairwell, and setting it alight.
- A Senior Investigating Officer is leading the probe as detectives review area footage and examine whether the attack was pre-planned or opportunistic.
- Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan called the act attempted murder, and officials cited calls for stronger protections after reports of 30-plus arson attacks on proposed accommodation sites.