Moyross man in court on arson charges

A Moyross man has appeared before a special sitting of Limerick District court today charged in connection with an attempted arson attack on a house in College Avenue late Saturday night.

A woman and two of her children were forced to flee their house in the Moyross estate after there kitchen was set on fire around 2am.

The 26 year old was arrested last night and taken to Mayorstone where he was charged with three counts of criminal damage and one count of threatening to commit criminal damage.

At the hearing today Judge Tom O Donnell remanded the man in custody to appear again on Wednesday.