Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Dermot Smith

1 report across 1 case, 18 Jul 2026 to 18 Jul 2026

Victim: Dermot Smith, Irish person (judged from name)Dermot Smith

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Fire at premises (offence not stated)
Where
Co. Longford
Reporting
1 report, 18 Jul 2026 to 18 Jul 2026
Outlets
longfordleader.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced for arson at Grafton Court in Longford Fire at premises (offence not stated) · Co. Longford

    A fire broke out at Grafton Court in Longford town in the early hours of 28 July 2024, causing approximately €3.5 million in damage to 19 businesses. Guo Zhong Chen, a 55-year-old Chinese man of Mullingar, Co Westmeath, was arrested on 8 August 2024 and charged with arson; victims included Pauline Belton, whose hair salon was destroyed, and complex owner Dermot Smith. Chen pleaded guilty at Longford Circuit Court on 28 October 2025. On 7 July 2026, Judge Kenneth Connolly sentenced him to 10.5 years in prison with the final 18 months suspended, backdated to 8 August 2024.

    Sentenced, 7 Jul 2026Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Dermot Smith, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 18 Jul2026
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, in Man sentenced for arson at Grafton Court in Longford
    'Colossal loss': Victims of Grafton Court fire outline 'utterly horrendous affects'
    victim, Dermot Smith, irish (judged from name)Dermot Smith

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