Gardaí investigate arson attack in Kildare

Gardaí in Co Kildare are investigating an arson attack on a house in Athy this evening.

A petrol canister was placed at the front door of a house on the Castledermot Road and set alight at around half past six.

It caused substantial damage to the house.

A man and a woman, who were in the house at the time, escaped uninjured.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in the Castledermot Road area of Athy to contact them.