- Irish police are questioning a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s in connection with a fatal arson attack on a house in Birchwood, Waterford.
- The victims have been identified as Philip and Kim English alongside their two young sons, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, while two other children remain in hospital in a critical condition.
- John James English, the son of Philip English, claimed that his innocent family was targeted and murdered as a result of an unrelated individual's 20,000 euro drug debt.
- An Garda Síochána have searched multiple properties and seized electronic devices and vehicles, with post-mortem examination findings currently being withheld for operational reasons.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin has pledged full government backing and resources for the police investigation, while local support services and vigils have been arranged for the grieving community.
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