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Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Man jailed for arson of two cars and a house in which the owners were sleeping
A 44-year-old man has been jailed for three years and nine months for the arson of two cars and a house in which the owners were sleeping. Seán Byrne, of Cushlawn Way, Tallaght, who was intoxicated and said he couldn't remember the incident, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to damaging the two cars and the house by fire on October 20, 2023. He did not know the owners. The court heard that Gardaí were called to a car on fire in a driveway in Tyrconnell, Inchicore at 3.15am on the morning in question. The owner woke to a loud bang, looked out his window and saw his car on fire. A neighbour's CCTV footage showed a man entering and exiting the car and Gardaí recognised Byrne from the footage. Judge Orla Crowe was told that Byrne was seen getting into the first car for a few seconds before getting out, and that shortly after that, it went on fire. It was unclear how he started the blaze. The other car then caught fire, and the front of house sustained heat damage from the two fires. The court heard that the cars, which belonged to a couple who lived in the house, were both written off. Their house insurance paid out more than €21,000 for heat damage to the front of the property. The court heard that when Gardaí came upon Byrne later, he was highly intoxicated and gave a false name. They seized two backpacks and a bicycle that he was seen using in the footage. When he was sober, Gardaí found him pleasant and easy to deal with, and his condition had drastically improved since, the court heard. He has more than 70 previous convictions. Defence barrister, John Griffin BL, said that his client had no recollection of or explanation for the incident, which showed no planning or sophistication. 'It was a matter that went wrong,' he said. 'It could have gone much more wrong.' Counsel said that his client had suffered from drug and alcohol abuse for most of his life and used to steal food from shops and sell it to feed a heroin addiction. He has spent a lot of his life in and out of prison. 'He does very well in prison. He comes out a very fresh, healthy man,' defence counsel said, explaining that Byrne had purposely gone into custody following this offence in order to come clean. 'Thankfully nobody was hurt, be it because the people were alert or thanks to the fire brigade,' he said. Judge Crowe described it as a very unusual case, in which no accelerant was used. She imposed a sentence of four and a half years, but suspended the final nine months for two years, provided Byrne engage with the probation service after his release. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week
BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Man (44) jailed for arson of cars and house in which the owners were sleeping
A 44-year-old man has been jailed for three years and nine months for the arson of two cars and a house in which the owners were sleeping. Seán Byrne of Cushlawn Way, Tallaght, who was intoxicated and said he couldn't remember the incident, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to damaging the two cars and the house by fire on October 20th, 2023. Advertisement He did not know the owners. The court heard that gardaí were called to a car on fire in a driveway in Tyrconnell, Inchicore, at 3.15am on the morning in question. The owner woke to a loud bang, looked out his window and saw his car on fire. A neighbour's CCTV footage showed a man entering and exiting the car, and gardaí recognised Byrne from the footage. Judge Orla Crowe was told that Byrne was seen getting into the first car for a few seconds before getting out, and that shortly after that, it went on fire. Advertisement It was unclear how he started the blaze. The other car then caught fire, and the front of the house sustained heat damage from the two fires. The court heard that the cars, which belonged to a couple who lived in the house, were both written off. Their house insurance paid out more than €21,000 for heat damage to the front of the property. The court heard that when gardaí came upon Byrne later, he was highly intoxicated and gave a false name. They seized two backpacks and a bicycle that he was seen using in the footage. When he was sober, the gardaí found him pleasant and easy to deal with, and his condition had drastically improved since, the court heard. Advertisement He has more than 70 previous convictions. Defence barrister, John Griffin BL, said that his client had no recollection of or explanation for the incident, which showed no planning or sophistication. 'It was a matter that went wrong,' he said. 'It could have gone much more wrong.' Counsel said that his client had suffered from drug and alcohol abuse for most of his life and used to steal food from shops and sell it to feed a heroin addiction. He has spent a lot of his life in and out of prison. Ireland Man (33) and woman (26) admit theft in relation to... Read More 'He does very well in prison. He comes out a very fresh, healthy man,' defence counsel said, explaining that Byrne had purposely gone into custody following this offence in order to come clean. 'Thankfully, nobody was hurt, be it because the people were alert or thanks to the fire brigade,' he said. Judge Crowe described it as a very unusual case in which no accelerant was used. She imposed a sentence of four and a half years, but suspended the final nine months for two years, provided Byrne engage with the probation service after his release.
Irish Independent
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Wexford FC Women reach last four of All-Island Cup as Rossiter nets winner against Peamount United
Wexford FC Women 1 Peamount United 0 Wexford People Today at 12:30 Wexford FC Women moved into the last four of the All-Island Cup with victory over Peamount United in Ferrycarrig Park on Saturday. This is the last realistic chance of silverware for the Wexford women this campaign so there was an added impetus and intensity that was sorely missing when Seán Byrne's side limped out of the cup at the hands of Bohemians.
Irish Independent
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Wexford FC Women beat DLR Waves and finish top of All-Island Cup group
DLR Waves 0 Wexford FC Women 2 Wexford ended their All-Island Cup round-robin slate with a victory over DLR Waves, in the process taking top spot in the Group B table in the Belfield Bowl on Saturday. Seán Byrne's side came into the game knowing victory would see them advance to the quarter-final stages, but they would need help from Lisburn Rangers against Shamrock Rovers to head the table.
Irish Independent
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Wexford FC Women's rise continues as they move up to third with emphatic win over Cork City
Wexford People Today at 01:30 Wexford are up to third in the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division table, brushing aside Cork City for their fourth league win in five games at Turner's Cross on Saturday. Seán Byrne's side are now unbeaten in six games in all competitions and are fully deserving of third spot, after recovering from an ugly start to the campaign with much-improved performances in recent weeks.
