Judge warns lives will be lost in ongoing feud between rival groups

Six men in court over incidents in the Carbury area of Co Kildare

The judge expressed puzzlement that nobody had been able to explain what the genesis of the original feud was. File picture

A judge has warned that lives will be lost in an ongoing feud between two rival groups in a village as six men appeared in court over incidents in the Carbury area of Co Kildare in the past week.

A sitting of Naas District Court heard lives were saved and serious injuries were avoided after gardaí foiled an alleged arson attack on the home of one of the suspected leaders of the warring factions during which 19 petrol bombs were found in the boot of a car on Monday night.