Garda probe launched after house set ablaze and shots fired in latest incident in Charleville

Being linked to feud between families in Kilmallock and Charleville

A Garda van. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Gardaí have launched an investigation into a fire at a house in Charleville, north Cork which is being linked to an ongoing feud between two families.

In the latest incident between the families in Kilmallock, Co Limerick and Charleville, emergency services were called to the property shortly before 9pm on Friday in the north Cork town. A group of men wearing balaclavas had smashed windows and attempted to set fire to the empty property. Shots were also fired inside the premises. The house was extensively damaged. A car was also criminally damaged in the town about an hour later.