Two Donegal women have been charged with setting fire to houses belonging to the brother of singer and former Presidential candidate Dana.
Letterkenny court.
The cases of the two women, from Newtowncunningham, was mentioned at Letterkenny Circuit Court yesterday.
The first woman, Donna Kildea, 29, is charged with arson at Colehill, Newtowncunningham on August 29, 2011, the property of John Brown.
Her barrister Fiona Crawford asked for the case to be adjourned until July.
The other woman, Stacey Doran, who is 29, faced two charges.
Ms Doran, of Ballybegley, Newtowncunningham, is accused of arson at a property on Main Street, Newtowncunningham on April 15, 2011, the property of John Brown.
She is also charged with arson at Colehill Newtowncunningham on August 29, 2011, also the property of Mr Brown.
Judge Keenan Johnson remanded both women to appear again at Letterkenny Circuit Court on July 16 next.
Mr Brown did not appear in court for yesterday’s hearing.
At a previous hearing at the District Court Ms Kildea’s solicitor Ciaran O’Gorman applied for legal aid for counsel.
He said that “these offences can attract a term of imprisonment of up to 14 years and in this case we are talking about damage caused of between €120,000 and €150,000.”