Ireland Suspended sentence revoked for Longford man over arson
On February 6, 2021, a fire damaged a green Renault van and a Peugeot 307 car outside a home on Park Road, Longford, with no injuries reported. Paddy Rogers, a man in his mid-20s from Ferefad, Longford, pleaded guilty to damaging a car by fire and damage by fire to a van, and received a three-year sentence suspended for five years in July 2022. On December 9, 2025, he was imprisoned at Mullingar Circuit Court for a further arson offence, which triggered the 2022 suspended sentence. At Longford Circuit Court, the judge revoked the entire suspension, directed two years to be served consecutively to the Mullingar sentence, and said the final 15 months would be suspended for three years after release. The latest reported development, published on June 11, 2026, is that Rogers must enter a €100 bond and submit to an 18-month probation supervision bond.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced11 Jun
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Paddy Rogers, a man in his mid-20s from Ferefad, Longford, was convicted of an arson attack on a van and car outside a home.
- Where
- The fire damaged a house and vehicles on Park Road, Longford.
- When
- The offence date is given as February 6, 2021, while one source places the arson attack in July 2022.
- Cause
- Rogers placed a fire lighter on the inside windowsill of a house on Park Road while its residents were inside.
- Other details
- A green Renault van was valued at €1,500 and a Peugeot 307 car at €700.
- No injuries were reported.
- The fire service sent a bill of €1,470 for attending the fire.
- Charges
- Rogers pleaded guilty to damaging a car by fire at Park Road and to damage by fire to a van on the same night.
- Sentence
- In July 2022 Rogers received a three-year sentence, suspended for five years.
- The judge revoked the entire suspension of the three-year sentence and directed two years to be served consecutively to the Mullingar sentence.
- The judge said the final 15 months would be suspended for three years after release.
- Rogers must enter his own €100 bond to be of good behaviour and keep the peace for three years after release, and submit to an 18-month probation supervision bond.
- In court
- On December 9, 2025, Rogers was imprisoned at Mullingar Circuit Court for an offence that triggered the 2022 suspended sentence.
- The judge at Longford Circuit Court said Rogers had broken the terms of the suspended sentence in a further case of arson.
17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatRogers was convicted of an arson attack on a van and car outside a home in July 2022. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatRogers placed a fire lighter on the inside windowsill of a house on Park Road while its residents were inside. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatA green Renault van was valued at €1,500. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatA Peugeot 307 car was valued at €700. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThere were no injuries reported. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe case was heard at Longford Circuit Court. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenRogers pleaded guilty to damaging a car by fire at Park Road on February 6, 2021. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeRogers also pleaded guilty to damage by fire to a van on the same night. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtRogers was imprisoned at Mullingar Circuit Court on December 9, 2025. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe judge said Rogers had broken the terms of a suspended sentence in a further case of arson. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceRogers was handed a two-year custodial sentence, which triggered re-entry of the July 2022 suspended sentence. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge revoked the entire suspension of the three-year sentence suspended for five years. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge directed two years to be served consecutively to the Mullingar sentence. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said he was going to suspend the final 15 months for three years after release. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceRogers must enter his own bond of €100 to be of good behaviour and keep the peace for three years after release. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceRogers must submit to an 18-month probation supervision bond. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe fire service sent a bill of €1,470 for attending the fire. (longfordleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Jun2026Judge describes 'further arson' by Longford man as an 'affront to court'
Reports the Longford Circuit Court decision to revoke a July 2022 suspended sentence for 2021 arson, after a further arson case, and the terms of the resulting sentence and suspension. It also mentions a December 2025 Mullingar sentence and the victim's losses.
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