One of the two Limerick teenagers charged with an arson attack in which a young brother and sister received serious burns has been granted bail.
The 17-year-old youths - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - appeared yesterday at a sitting of the children's court in Limerick.
Both are charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to six-year-old Millie Murray and her four- year-old brother Gavin at Pineview Gardens, Moyross, on September 10th.
Solicitor for one of the accused, Ted McCarthy, told Judge Tom O'Donnell that he was applying for bail and said he understood gardaí had no objections.
However, he said his client accepted that he must abide by several strict conditions outlined by gardaí to the court under the terms of bail.
These conditions included that the accused must reside at an address provided to gardaí, that he must sign on daily at a local Garda station, that he must not interfere with witnesses, that he must observe a curfew between 10pm and 8am, that he must abide by an exclusion order on Limerick city, apart from meetings with his solicitor, and that a substantial independent surety should be provided.
Judge Tom O'Donnell fixed bail on the accused youth's own bond of €250 and an independent surety of €10,000 - half of which was to be lodged by consent.
He reminded the accused's solicitor that the surety could be forfeited in the event of any breaches of the listed bail conditions.
Judge O'Donnell remanded him on bail to appear again before the children's court in Limerick on October 31st.
Solicitor for the other accused, John Devane, told the court that he was reserving his position in relation to bail until "hot air" surrounding recent events in Limerick city had an opportunity to cool down.
Mr Devane said he had spoken to his client's father and that he had also agreed to wait for "the friction to dissipate" before making a bail application.
The youth was remanded in custody to St Patrick's Institution to appear again on October 3rd.
The judge also directed that the identity of both youths should be protected.