Fire at Laois school under Garda investigation
Published 5th May 2023, 21:33 GMT
A fire has taken place at a Laois school which may have been started deliberately, with a Garda investigation underway.
At about 2am early on Thursday morning, May 4, emergency services were alerted and arrived to the scene of a fire at Paddock National School, near Mountrath.
It is understood that serious damage was done to one of the classrooms in the school, which teaches some 75 boys and girls.
Laois Gardaí are conducting door to door enquiries with an investigation launched.
However they say that a crime of arson cannot be confirmed.
The Principal Bernadette Fitzpatrick has thanked the Gardai and Fire service for their quick response. The school closed following the fire.