A 39-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a blaze which went out of control and gutted six terraced houses in Kildare.

A Polish man has been injured in a shooting in Celbridge, Co Kildare.

GARDAÍ have opened an investigation after a 16-year-old girl lost her life when she was struck by a car yesterday afternoon.

A 16-year-old girl has died in a road accident in Celbridge, Co Kildare.

Two of the men charged last month with possession of explosive materials in Dublin have been released on bail at the Special Criminal Court today.