Christmas Day fire at Cork City house caused €100k worth of damage, court told

A garda told the court that four people were in the house at the time

Diarmuid Kelleher, solicitor for the accused man Shane Casey, indicated that the accused would be applying to the High Court for bail. File picture: Larry Cummins

€100,000 damage was done to a house in Cork City on Christmas Day as four people were inside, it emerged during an arson case at Cork District Court on Wednesday.

Sergeant John Kelleher said fire damage to the house on Dyke Parade on December 25, 2023, amounted to €100,000. Sgt Kelleher applied for an adjournment of the case so that directions could be obtained from the Director of Public Prosecutions.