Celine Carroll (46) set fire to one power box and was observed on live footage attempting to set fire to a second power box by gardaí

The fires were set in Derry and Lurgan.

The court heard that gardaí were called to a car on fire in a driveway in Tyrconnell, Inchicore at 3.15am on the morning in question. The owner woke to a loud bang, looked out his window and saw his car on fire.

The report is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life.

The teen was remanded to the Oberstown Children Detention Campus after appearing before Judge Maire Conneely at Dublin District Court.

Police said they had arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of a number of counts of arson.

The court heard that €80-90,000 in damage was caused during the attack and the victims, which included the defendant's father, were “left with nothing”.

The scene was sealed off by gardaí after emergency services responded to the scene.

O'Connor has 16 previous convictions, all District Court matters, including for public order offences and theft.

Damage was caused to both the internal and external front door areas of the house in the Gweebara Park aera.

Four properties located in and around the town were attacked with petrol bombs at around 4am on Friday morning

“It’s difficult to conceive of a more serious arson offence,” said Niall Storan BL, for the DPP

Edward Campion (38) pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court

These arrests form part of an ongoing garda investigation aimed at disrupting these criminal elements, gardaí said.

Garda sources said the same house was targeted in a petrol bombing last October.

The man used an axe to damage the car, which was parked outside a house in the Limerick region, and then set the vehicle on fire using a can of petrol and a rag

The 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty at Dublin Children's Court to causing criminal damage at a Tusla property in Tallaght on February 27th last year.

The court heard that St Michan's Church's crypt holds mummified remains, including 'the Crusader', which dates back 800 years.

A then 12-year-old boy has been accused of arson that caused €35,000 worth of damage to a children's playground in Dublin

One of the children was wounded by broken glass while trying to escape from a back window that David Fannin (29) had smashed before starting the fire

Police have appealed for information about two separate arson attacks in Co Antrim.

Police said it is believed that flammable liquid was poured onto the front door of the flat in Mallusk Gardens.

Two young children were inside the house which was targeted

The court heard Jordan, who also has an address at Rosemount Court, Dundrum, Dublin 14, was a resident at a second apartment block in the property.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday.

Detectives have appealed for information about the incident.

Police said an angle-grinder was used to cut a hole in shutters at the premises in Templemore Street before a fire was started.

Graffiti was also reported at the restaurant in Newtownabbey on Wednesday.

The attack occurred at approximately 11.30pm on Monday.

Police are also investigating menacing graffiti that has appeared in relation to the incident.

William Phelan (57) pleaded guilty to two charges of persistently pestering his adult niece through phone calls, voice messages and posts on Facebook

Gardaí are investigating a link between Wednesday's fire and two earlier similar incidents in the town

It is believed that flammable liquid was poured through the letterbox of the house

The Senior Detective Unit is examining commonality behind the attacks

The car had been parked outside Bridewell Garda station while its owner was on duty

Asked about why there had been no arrests made in relation to any of the suspected arson attacks, Mr Donohoe said garda work ‘takes time’.

A fire gutted the building in Ringsend, Dublin, in the early hours of Sunday.

Graham Shannon (34), who has 82 previous convictions, had set the "revenge" fires in return for money from a third party

The body of Ger Curtin, 42, from Railway House, Spit Land, Old Cork Road, Limerick, was found outside the houses, at around 5am, on November 4th last.