Three men remain are being questioned over a suspected arson attack in Drogheda in Co. Louth which left a pensioner fighting for her life in hospital.

The woman in her 70s was asleep in her house on Chord Road in Drogheda at approximately one o’clock yesterday morning when it is believed a fire was deliberately started at the site.

The three men, two in their 30s and one in his 40s, were arrested yesterday evening and are being detained at Drogheda Garda station.

The lady remains in St James Hospital in a serious condition.