Man accused of arson causing €200k of damage

A 47-year-old man from Passage West accused of arson causing €200,000 worth of damage to a building and making an insurance claim by deception denied both charges and went on trial by judge and jury yesterday.

David Healy of Tig na Mona, Rathankar, Passage West, Co Cork, is accused of arson at Munster Air Compressors, Kilbarry Cottages, Dublin Hill, Cork, on December 16 2014.

He is also accused of attempted deception by attempting to obtain a payment from FBD Insurance on January 8, 2015.