Young Cork man jailed for setting fire to two new homes weeks before handover of keys

The young Carrigaline man had also carried out a frenzied stabbing attack of his friend with a multi-tool knife when they had been taking cocaine and alcohol

A total sentence for the arson and an assault offence was measured at three years and six months with the last six months suspended. File picture: Dan Linehan

Two brand new houses in Carrigaline that were within weeks of being ready to hand over to the owners were set on fire by a young Cork man who filmed himself carrying out the arsons before sharing the videos on Snapchat.

19-year-old Conor Farrell went home for his dinner as the fires took hold causing structural damage to one house and extensive smoke damage to another — resulting in more than €47,000 of structural damage and €45,000 of smoke damage at the neighbouring houses at Garrán Ferney in Carrigaline.