File to be sent to DPP in case of man accused of role in arson attack on Cork couple's home

The court heard that the accused, Paul McCarthy, had entered custody over 100 days ago

The inside of the house at Ballincrokig, near Kilcully cemetery, Co Cork, which was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. File picture: David Creedon

A file is to be submitted to the DPP by the end of the month in relation to a man who was allegedly part of a group of three people who set fire to a house in which a couple in their 80s were watching television.

Paul McCarthy of Dowth Avenue, Cabra in Dublin appeared before Cork District Court on Wednesday having been charged in connection with an arson attack at Fernbrook, Ballincrokig, Co Cork, on April 24, 2025.