Man charged with setting own house on fire

A MAN charged with setting fire to his house with his mother and girlfriend inside the dwelling, was refused bail at Limerick District Court yesterday.

Dean Barry, aged 24, of Garryglass Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick, pleaded not guilty to arson and not guilty to causing criminal damage on October 16 this year.

Gardaí have alleged that Barry “set fire to a mattress in an upstairs bedroom of the house, while his mother and girlfriend were inside the house”.