Three men arrested in connection with arson at house in Limerick

David Raleigh

Gardaí have arrested three men in connection with an arson attack on a house where the body of convicted criminal and father of two, Ger Curtin, was found a week prior to the blaze.

The house, at Sarsfield Avenue, Garryowen, Limerick, was extensively damaged in the fire attack, which occurred shortly before 5pm on Sunday, November 12th.

An adjoining property was gutted in a second arson attack a week later, on November 18th.

Both properties were unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported.

The body of Ger Curtin, 42, from Railway House, Spit Land, Old Cork Road, Limerick, was found outside the houses, at around 5am, on November 4th last.

Mr Curtin had convictions for criminal offences including burglary and theft.

A man in his 40s is before the courts charged in connection with Curtin’s death. The accused faces one count of intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Curtin on November 4th.

A Garda source confirmed Gardaí had arrested three men in connection with the November 12th arson.

A statement released by the Garda Press Office read: “Gardaí have arrested three men as part of an investigation into a criminal damage incident which occurred at a property in Garryowen, Co Limerick on Sunday November 12th, 2023.”

“The men, all aged in their 30s, were arrested earlier today. All three are currently detained at Garda Stations in the south west of the country under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.”

“Investigations are ongoing at this time.”