Traveller houses set alight at €1.7m project

Two houses were destroyed in the latest in a string of attacks on Traveller accommodation in Co Clare.

Four of the six homes at the Ashline development on the outskirts of Ennis were targeted in previous attacks and were later boarded up by the local authority.

The remaining two houses, which were unoccupied at the time, were set alight late on Friday night, with one building being completely gutted.