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Updated 7.22pm
A MAN IN his 20s is still in custody this evening after being arrested last night in relation to a petrol bomb attack that injured a one-year-old baby.
A second man is reported to have been seen fleeing this scene, however a garda spokesperson said this evening that no other arrests have yet been made.
An 11-year-old girl who was injured in the attack underwent surgery in Cork University Hospital earlier today, her aunt Danielle Halligan told RTÉ News.
Speaking about the attack, Halligan said:
[The attacker/s] knew what they were doing when they threw the thing through the window. They knew what they were coming here to do, because they know there’s nothing but children here in my mother’s house.
At about 9.20pm last night, a petrol bomb was thrown into a home in Ardmore Park, Ballybeg in Waterford, injuring three children.
The children were sitting on the sofa at the time when the device came through the front window.
The grandmother managed to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher.
The children were rushed to University Hospital Waterford.
Gardaí said two of the children were “seriously injured”, but their condition is not said to be life-threatening.
The 23-year old-man is being detained at Waterford Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to contact them at Waterford Garda Station on 051 305300, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666111 or any Garda Station.
First published 07. 25am. Additional reporting by Nicky Ryan.
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Jayses do we really need to be treated like kids. The cold snap will be exactly like every other cold snap this country has had. Treating it like it’s a new thing we haven’t seen before is ridiculous
@Ger Whelan: might not be the same.
@Ger Whelan: this is only the warm down for next week. Could hit near the minus 10s in places next week if long range forecast rings thru.
@Ger Whelan: There are plenty of contributions from people who behave in quite an immature manner on here so maybe this article is aimed at them.
@Ger Whelan: then grow up. It can’t help to be reminded on what to do ….if. you might be a smart kid but many aren’t.
@Ger Whelan: Yes people do because day are brian dead
@Alan Moloney: day what?
@Patricia Mc namara: I consider myself smart and sensible when it comes to this sort of weather.. but reading this article made me add bottled water to my list for this evening’s grocery run, just in case.
I live on a hill that has, in the past, become impassable to cars, and I’m out in the country, so can’t walk to a shop either. Need to be prepared.
We have water butts on the garden, and a stream for utility water, like for flushing, if the pipes or butts freeze over, but I’d be without drinking water if that happened. So.. 4 x2l bottles of water, plus keeping a couple I drink from anyways filled will be a good idea.
If you need to be told what to wear when it’s cold, you are not worth saving.
@Michael Cummins: “Global Cooling” alive and well.
@Michael Cummins: who are you to say, who is worth being saved or not.
@Patricia Mc namara: Its an expression you soft clown.
@Marvin Dollery: dope
@Michael Cummins: I have cousins who are Irish, but were raised in Dubai. This isn’t information they would have ever needed before moving back home.
@Michael Cummins: this made me laugh all day :):)
Weather warnings all over the place but still there will be gbshites having to be rescued from mountains in the middle of it.” We just went out for a walk”
Wait and see.
@Basildon Joe: the lowlife jacket.
Figures that you’d have one..
Barricade Lidl in Fortunestown, quick! Maybe Paul Murphy can organise a gang of locals to surround it and refuse to move for anyone like he did to Joan Burton.
@Ronan Mc: I’ll see what I can do
If there was ever a major event, say like a power outage for an extended period of time (months) then society will collapse, people will kill each other over stuff that right now they wouldn’t think twice about throwing away & the amount of people who would die simply because they haven’t a clue how to cope without all the mod cons would be staggering.
@Matt D: Weeks, not months… we should learn at least the basics in school, along with driving and a host of other sensible things.
@Thesaltyurchin: you can learnt that at home surely
@McWingy: Our base level education should include these learnings (imo).
Brennan’s Bread and Jameson,few tins stew ,ye be grand .
@Ann Nugent: How long do you soak the bread in the Jameson for?
Last big snow fall was 2018 and the summer of 2018 was fantastic ☀️☀️
Traction control: Off
@Thesaltyurchin: Dont forget to leave a tap dripping!
Just got to Dunnes before the rush on toilet rolls begin
You mean ‘exacerbate’ NOT exasperate!
@Ciarán MacGonigal: is a jockey an exasserbater?
Bring it on I have the mountain gear ready you’ll find me on top of lugnaquilla
@ken donegan: bring it on. There’s teams going upto the masts every time the weather is poor to ensure people have Wi-Fi, so if you need help, look for one of us, we can wave
If we’re advising people on how to keep warm during cold weather in Ireland in 2025…..then I’m sorry, STOP ✋️ turn around, we need to go back a few shteps on the evolutionary scale…..somewhere between flint spears and our indigenous Stags should do
@Nigel McAtamney: I used this article as a check list, personally, so it was useful.
I went through it, worked out how each applied to me, and how I was sorted.. and found that actually, buying in some bottled water would be a good idea, in case our pipes freeze, as I don’t live in walking distance of a shop, and I’m on a hill anyway, so even driving somewhere could get dicey.
@Nigel McAtamney: May I ask why you wrote “shteps” instead of steps?
Pretending to have an accent when speaking is sad enough and there are many who do this but spelling in such a manner is beyond sad.
Brrrr
@Phillip Smyth: Tullamore too.
Leaving a tap running will prevent it from freezing, what it does not prevent is the authorities running out of a supply of water because they have only recently started to invest in the infrastructure after 30 or 40 plus years of FF and GG neglect. They won’t tell you that though they’ll tell you that leaving a tap running will not prevent it freezing which is absolute bs. Leaving your tap off and the water freezing inside will also increase the likelihood of it or a fitting bursting.
@Thomas Meaney: I did this a couple of years ago… small trickle of water overnight… pipes froze.
@Emit Relevart: you need to know what your doing so.
more woke drama …its January…get over it
Mayo is a model for the rescue team.
@Phillip Smyth: where??!
Fc uk me , ye swear it was the film 2012 , comical now
How how under gods earth can a man who 2 people because he was drunk. Can walk out of court on Bale as if it was a minor matter. What so of laws do we have. Hang ur head in shame mrs mc endee. Shame on you.
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