Four arrests linked to arson attacks after burglary death

Four arrests during a major garda operation in Co Limerick early yesterday are linked to a series of arson attacks which followed the death of a bachelor during a summertime burglary incident.

John O’Donoghue, aged 62, collapsed and died as he tried to confront two burglars as they ran from his house in Doon on August 27.

The four men arrested yesterday, under organised crime legislation, are all in their 20s and have connections to a drugs gang.