Woman and child hurt in arson attack

A WOMAN had a remarkable escape when she jumped from the upstairs of a house after a suspected arson attack on her home.

The woman and a child were last night being treated for injuries in hospital following the incident on the east of Galway city.

The blaze, which gardaí believe was deliberate, erupted just after midnight on Saturday in Cluain Ard, a private estate in the Ballybane area of Galway city.