Youth to appear in court over arson attacks

A YOUTH is set to appear in court next month in connection with two arson attacks on a school, which resulted in over €1 million in damage.

In an unprecedented move, gardaí fingerprinted more than 250 students as part of the investigation at the secondary school in Co Kerry. The first attack took place at the Christian Brothers’ School in Dingle last New Year’s Eve.

Six classrooms and an administrative area were destroyed at the 132-year-old school. Many irreplaceable items, including records and photographs, were lost in the blaze. The fire was discovered at 8.15am the following day, but gardaí believe it had been set much earlier.