A woman, who set fire to an apartment during a binge-drinking session, killing two of her friends, was pulled by gardaí from the burning building drunk and still clutching a bottle of cider.

A woman who set fire to an apartment, killing two men, had to be dragged by gardaí to safety still clutching a bottle of cider.

The man accused of murdering Shane Geoghegan agreed with investigating gardaí that the killing was the worst crime the country had seen in years.