Man accused of €550k arson attack on Cork house further remanded in custody

A man aged 87 and his 86-year-old wife were watching television in the house at the time

Paul McCarthy’s next court appearance will be by video link from prison on August 6. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 40-year-old man charged in relation to an attack at a house in Cork where there was €550,000 fire damage was remanded in custody for another fortnight.

Paul McCarthy of 40 Dowth Avenue, Cabra, Dublin, was remanded in custody by Judge Mary Dorgan until then on a charge of arson at Fernbrook, Ballincrokig, County Cork, on April 24.