National Drugs Strategy Minister Says Arson Attack On Offaly Home Which Killed Two People Was "Absolutely Horrific"
The Big Story
Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 12 minutes
The Minister of the National Drugs Strategy says the arson attack on a home in which two people lost their lives in Offaly was "absolutely horrific".
Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt were killed when a suspected petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Edenderry on Saturday the 6th of December.
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor made the comments while speaking with Will Faulkner on "Midlands Today".
She says the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029 sets out an equitable and evidence-based response to drug use, reflecting the Government's ongoing commitment to reducing harms through a health led approach:
