Gardaí are due to examine a halting site in Dundalk today after it was damaged in a suspected arson incident last night.

The Woodland Park site, which has been substantially refurbished, is due to open before the end of the year.

The fire service has confirmed that it dealt with fires in three permanent bays at the site at about 8pm yesterday.

A spokesman for the fire service said windows and doors were damaged and ceilings were burnt through in the permanent buildings in the three bays in question.

Families who had been living on the site were removed last January.

Louth County Council is in the process of offering places on the refurbished site to applicants.

The cost of the repairs is not yet known but the site is expected to open as scheduled.