There have been calls for a full review of security on the grounds of a fire-damaged former psychiatric facility in Cork city after another suspicious fire.

The Land Development Agency (LDA), established two months ago by the Government, has confirmed it is in talks with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to transform a former psychiatric hospital in Cork City into a major housing project.

Gardaí are hunting for three suspected arsonists after fire gutted a derelict listed former asylum in Cork city.