A pyromaniac caught setting fire to properties in Douglas, Rochestown, and Bishopstown in Cork City has been jailed for six years, writes Liam Heylin of the Irish Examiner.

A pyromaniac caught setting fire to properties in Douglas, Rochestown, and Bishopstown in Cork City has been jailed for six years.

A young man accused of arson was remanded in custody and psychiatric attention was requested for him yesterday.

A motorcyclist who agreed to take a new bike out for a test drive for a friend panicked when he was stopped by a garda and took off at a speed of up to 130kmh in Cork City.

A former employee of Abtran, operating the Revenue’s property tax helpline was arrested yesterday and charged with inducing members of the public to give bank card details by deception.