Man arrested in relation to fatal Edenderry fire released without charge

A man arrested as part of an investigation into the fatal house fire in Co Offaly, in which a woman and child died, has been released without charge.

Four-year-old Tadgh Farrell and his great aunt, Mary Holt, 60, were killed in the blaze at Castleview Park, Edenderry, on December 6.

Gardai arrested three men on Tuesday in relation to the investigation: two aged in their 20s and one in his 30s.

Later that evening, they said they had also arrested a teenage boy.

On Thursday morning, they said the fifth arrest – of a man aged in his 20s – occurred on Wednesday evening.

On Saturday, the teenage boy and two men, one aged in his 20s and another in his 30s, were released without charge.

On Sunday, the man aged in his 20s arrested on Wednesday was released without charge.

A file is to be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to those released at the weekend, gardai said.

On Friday, Michael Dunne, aged 22 with an address in Co Kildare, appeared before Tullamore District Court charged with criminal damage by arson and endangerment in relation to the case.