Petrol bomb thrown into house in Waterford city

Gardaí in Waterford are investigating an arson attack on a house in the city in the early hours of this morning.

A petrol bomb was thrown through the window of the house on Hennessy's Road, which was unoccupied at the time.

The incident happened in the Ashling Court area at around 2.40am and is the sixth such attack in the city since the weekend.

All six are believed to be linked to an ongoing feud in the city.

Gardaí have recovered slash hooks, machetes, knifes and home-made incendiary devices in planned searches over the last few days as part of their investigation into the feud.

One man has also appeared in court charged with assault causing harm.