Shane Casey
IrelandcriminalMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Shane Casey, 32, was recently jailed for over six years for an arson attack on Christmas Day 2023, during which he set fire to a house in Cork city with four people inside. He was also charged with assault for attacking one of the occupants with a blade, leading to significant injuries. The incident, which resulted in extensive property damage and required multiple fire brigade units to control, was compounded by Casey's mental health issues, including paranoid psychosis and schizophrenia. At the time of the attack, he was on bail for a previous aggravated burglary offense.
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Shane Casey plays Billy Murphy in the Cork northside-based comedy, The Young Offenders.
Colette Sheridan on a wonderful new book of Cork’s slang words – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-27
Shane Casey has been jailed for more than six years for a Christmas Day arson attack on a house containing four people.
Man jailed for setting fire to house with four people inside on Christmas Day – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-06