Four people arrested over fire at Galway hotel earmarked for asylum seekers
The fire at the Ross Lake House Hotel caused national outrage last year
Four people have been arrested over an alleged arson attack on a Galway hotel that had been earmarked for asylum seekers last year.
Gardaí in Galway continue to investigate the fire at the Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill, Co Galway, December 16, 2023.
In a statement on Thursday, gardaí said: "As part of this ongoing investigation, four individuals were arrested this morning, Thursday 28th March 2024, during an operation conducted by Gardaí attached to Galway Divisional Crime Functional Area and members from the National Bureau of Crime Investigation.
"Two males, aged in their 40s and 50s, have been arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1991and are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
"Two females, aged in their 40s and 50s, have been arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939."
All four individuals are being held at a Garda Station in the North Western Region.
The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow, gardaí confirmed.