Waterford fire deaths linked to 20,000 euro drug debt
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A fatal arson attack in Waterford that killed a family was reportedly a retaliation for a 20,000 euro drug debt. Police described the investigation as intense and active after a son of one of the victims linked the firebombing to the outstanding payment.
The national police force also spent the morning investigating its own social media accounts, which were hacked to promote cryptocurrency. At the same time, officers are tracing the origin of a threatening email sent to schools nationwide during a national strike.
Public sector unions and the government are attempting to head off a second round of strikes by negotiating pay before other issues, a sequence the Minister for Public Expenditure says he is happy to follow.