BREAKING: Man charged with two offences in connection with fatal house fire in Edenderry
A man in his 20's was charged with criminal damage by arson and endangerment in connection with the fatal house fire last December
A man (20s) has appeared in court in connection with a fatal house fire in Edenderry which killed Four-year-old Tadgh Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt, (60) last December.
22-year-old Michael Dunne with an address of Kildare appeared before Judge Andrew Cody at a special sitting of Tullamore District Court which took place at 5pm on Friday Evening.
Detective Garda Tom Dunne from Tullamore Garda Station gave evidence to the court surrounding the details of the charges being brought forward.
He told the court that the man in his 20's was charged with two separate offences at 1:08pm on Friday afternoon in connection to the fatal house fire.
The charges were listed as criminal damage by arson and endangerment in relation to the tragic incident which occurred in Castleview Park on December 6, 2025.
Detective Garda Dunne also told the court that when the first charge of criminal damage by arson was put to the accused he made no reply but in response to the second charge of endangerment, he said 'I am sorry'.
There was no application for bail and the accused was remanded in custody, to appear before Tullamore District Court on Wednesday, May 6 via videolink.
Judge Andrew Cody also imposed reporting restrictions around the full details of Michael Dunne's address in Kildare.
The four other males arrested this week in connection with this incident remain in Garda custody as investigations continue.