Charity sued after boy set fire to hotel

A charity is being sued after a 10-year-old boy who allegedly absconded from a kids weekend trip it had organised, set fire to a hotel, the High Court has heard.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is facing the action brought by David and Mary Tozer, owners of the Pilgrim’s Rest Hotel, Cappoquin, Co Waterford

Scouting Ireland, whose Cappoquin activity centre was used to accommodate the children, is also being sued.