No TV licence for 27 years

A 73-YEAR-OLD has not held a TV licence for 27 years, a circuit court heard yesterday.

No TV licence for 27 years

Richard Behal has been objecting in principle since 1984 to paying for a television licence.

In December 2005, he was fined €300, with €90 costs, when convicted in a district court of not being the holder of a TV licence. He yesterday lost the appeal at Killarney Circuit Court. The conviction was affirmed but no fine was imposed.

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