A man has appeared in court charged in connection with an arson attack on a house in Waterford city, which has left two children with severe burns.

A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with an arson attack on a house in Waterford city, which has left two children with severe burns.

The grandmother of the three children who were injured in the horrific petrol bomb attack has today spoken of the events that took place last night.

An 11-year-old girl is today recovering after heroically saving the life of her infant cousin during what is believed to have been a petrol-bomb attack on their grandmother's Waterford home around 9.20pm yesterday.