Man gets suspended sentence for setting fire to house

A Dublin man who set fire to a house while its owners were sleeping inside has been given a three year suspended sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Canice Hilliard (27), Shangan Rd, Ballymun, pleaded guilty to setting fire to the front door of a neighbouring house in Ballymun in the early hours of the morning on Feberuary 24, 2001.