Woman feared ex would burn down house

A woman who feared she was going to have her home burned out by her ex-partner packed up and left until he was arrested by gardaí.

Patrick Minihane, of Apartment 5, 3 Verdon Place, Wellington Rd, Cork, denied a charge of breaching a protection order by putting Natasha O’Sullivan in fear.

Solicitor Frank Buttimer said: “It seems to me to be nothing more than a misunderstanding.”