Man appears in court charged with arson at churches

A 48-year-old man has appeared before a special court sitting in County Louth, accused of three separate arson attacks on two churches in Dundalk over the weekend.

Liam Walsh of Row Two, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk is charged with committing arson at the Holy Family Church, Muirhevnamor, on Saturday and Sunday, and the Marist Church on Saturday.