Girl who caused €156k of damage to Cork home for troubled teenagers avoids jail

The owner of the house who rented it to the organisation is still awaiting compensation after his insurers rejected his claim

The owner of the East Cork house, Marcus Flynn, told Cork Circuit Criminal Court: "It was my retirement plan and to pass it on to my children.” File photo: Dan Linehan

A 16-year-old girl staying at a home in East Cork for troubled teenagers set fire to her room causing €156,000 damage in the arson in January 2020 and the owner of the property has yet to receive any compensation.

The owner of the house who was renting it out to the organisation who were running the care home said his insurers rejected his claim to pay out for the damage. And he said those who were running it had “zero cooperation” with him.