Guo Zhong Chen, of 9 Belvedere Terrace, Mullingar, is charged with arson in relation to the Grafton Court Fire in Longford Town on the July 28.

Guo Zhong Chen has been in custody in Castlerea Prison since the 9th of August.

The matter arose in a debate on the flood relief scheme at the Roscommon turlough on Tuesday, 30th of April.

Laurence Fallon said the successful 2022 legal challenge by Friends of the Irish Environment was regrettable but a pipe remained the only solution

He branded the move as 'opaque, out of time and inconsistent with the failure to object in principle when the certificate was submitted'.

The inquest into the death of Freda Fox heard that the cause of death was hypovolemic shock secondary to a massive blood loss.

Roscommon County Council confirmed hydro-ecological field studies are underway to identify a long-term solution but wouldn't be completed until later this year.

In order to repay his debts, the court heard that Mr Shine had sold interests he held in assets including an apartment and sites of land.