Adam Corcoran jailed for murder and arson in Cork

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Adam Corcoran received life imprisonment for murder and a concurrent 15-year prison sentence for arson at the Central Criminal Court in Cork on 19 March 2026. The offences were committed at John Barry House in Midleton on 2 August 2024.

A jury unanimously found Corcoran guilty of murder and arson after an eight-day trial. The judge said the arson put people in the building at risk.