Man, 39, charged with arson over fire at estate

A 39-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a blaze which went out of control and gutted six terraced houses in Kildare.

Daragh Ward, of Millfield Manor, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, was remanded in custody by Judge Grainne O’Neill who recommended that he should get psychiatric treatment.

Gardaí and firefighters attended the scene on Tuesday when houses at Millfield Manor had to be evacuated at about 4pm.