Woman pleads guilty to attempted murder of husband and children

A 28-year-old Clare woman has today pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of her husband and three young children, who had to be rescued after their family home was set ablaze almost two years ago.

The woman pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to committing arson with the substantial risk of death or injury at a house on Purcell Park in Shannon on September 25, 2005.