Chef sentenced for trying to set fire to home with wife inside

A former chef who attempted to set fire to the home of his ex-wife while she was still inside has been given a three-year sentence by Judge Patricia Ryan.

Robert Gallagher (aged 51) of Knockmore Crescent, Tallaght, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of petrol with intent to cause damage to property and with the knowledge of endangering the life of another, also at Knockmore Crescent on February 23, 2008.