A suspicious Christmas Day blaze has caused extensive damage to St. Mel's Cathedral, Co. Longford.
The fire, which is understood to have started at the rear of the building, has left the cathedral completely gutted including the attached museum which housed a number of priceless records, artifacts and other artwork.
Among the irreplaceable items lost in the blaze are the cathedrals stained glass windows by Irish artist Harry Clarke and most significantly of all, the 10th century cozier...