No jail for arsonist if he stays off drink

A convicted arsonist who set fire to an apartment in Limerick avoided jail yesterday when he gave an undertaking at Limerick Circuit Court to stay off drink and drugs.

No jail for arsonist if he stays off drink

A defence lawyer said Gary Mason, aged 25, of Lord Edward St, Limerick, had kicked a drugs and drink habit and become a Christian thanks to an outreach group developed for New York street gangs and was now on a “journey to recovery”. He has “turned his life” around, the court heard.

Over €15,000 worth of damage was caused to a ground-floor apartment on Limerick’s South Circular Rd on December 5, 2010, after it was set alight by Mason.

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