Two men charged over fire at Louth asylum seeker accommodation centre

The International Protection Accommodation Services centre in Drogheda, Co Louth. Picture: PA

Two men have been charged in relation to an attack at an accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Co Louth, gardaí have said.

The men in their 20s were due to appear before a special sitting of Drogheda District Court on Thursday night.

A baby and three other children were among several people who had to be rescued from the International Protection Accommodation Services centre in Drogheda on Friday.

In a statement, gardaí said the two men had been arrested on Wednesday night and Thursday morning for alleged offences under the Criminal Damage Act 1991.

Gardaí said they are continuing to investigate the fire.