€10,000 bill after extra firefighters drafted in to tackle 19 blazes in city

The taxpayer is to fork out €10,000 for extra firefighters drafted into Limerick City to help quench 19 fires on Monday night.

In separate incidents, two firemen were attacked with a glass bottle and an iron bar by unruly mobs.

Gardaí are investigating the infernos which were lit for bonfire night on May Eve — a long-standing annual tradition in the city.