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Two people were arrested towards the end of last week, and three more people... have been arrested as the investigation continues into this horrific crime.

Damien Tiernan is the presenter of Dacia Today on WLR, local radio in Waterford, preparing for his show now at 10 and joins me briefly.

Damien, bring us up to speed.

We have five people, is it, still in custody? Good morning.

When you joined me on Friday, Bernard was on air with me, and Bernard is from Sligo originally, has lived in Cork now for quite a number of years, but he has his own horrific story, which he's been telling us many, many times on the show.

And he would tell you that we're barely scratching the surface, let alone the tip of the iceberg.

Damien, thank you as always, Damien Tiernan of WLR.

You've got big plans for your money.

Two other children remain in a critical condition in hospital following that terrible attack on Tuesday of last week.

A broadcaster with WLR, presenter of Dacia Today, Damien Tiernan is on the line.

Good morning, Damian.

Morning, Jonathan.

And it's a blight.

It is a real, real blight in many parts of the country.

OK, Damien Tiernan, updated today in WLRFM.

Thanks very much for joining us, Damien, and more on those arrests as, I suppose, the investigation continues for Rangatha Siakana over the course of the next few days.

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Damien Tiernan is preparing to go live on WLR in a half an hour, and we're very grateful for his time.

Again, Damian, presenter of Deja Today.

D- Damian, good morning again.

Go and prepare for your show in 20 minutes time.

Appreciate that.

Damien Tiernan, presenter of Deise Today on WLR Radio.

Um, thank you, Damian.

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Damien Tiernan is with us, broadcaster at WLR, and Damien, of course, reporting for us from the outset on that, uh, fire in Waterford, when at first it seemed to be just a fire, then it became clear it was an arson attack, then it became clear that a murder investigation was going to follow after Philip English, his wife, Kim, and two of their children lost their lives, and other two children in critical condition in hospital.

First of all, Damien, the, the Gardaí, uh, the investigation is going at pace.

What's the latest?

Horrendous, Anton.

Damien, thank you very much for your reporting during the week.

That is Damien Tiernan, broadcaster at WLR, 53106 if you want to get in touch, or 087-1400-106.

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And, uh, of course, Kim died earlier this week, uh, along with her husband, Philip, and their two young boys, Callum and Jayden.

There are two people being questioned at the moment in connection with that, and we will catch up later this hour with Damian Tiernan at WLR Radio to find out the latest on the investigation.

But since this appalling thing happened earlier in this week, something that we've known about for years has come to the fore again, and you would hope against hope against hope that this time it'll be listened to, and that is families living in fear of intimidation over drug debts.

It's been established during the week that there was a debt of 20,000 euro involved in the incident that led to the death of the four members of the English family.

You might have seen this clip on the news last night.

They were speaking on local radio, and of course, the local radio in Waterford is WLR.

And this was about three years ago.

They were living in the same house, and their car had been targeted.

I know you're on air at 10 o'clock, so I'll leave you there to get about preparing for your show at Dacia today.

Damien Tiernan from WLR Radio, who knew the English family.

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