Garlic fraudster free in 7 months

Businessman Paul Begley will be freed from jail in less than seven months after his record six-year sentence over a €1.6m garlic import duty scam was cut.

There were emotional scenes in court as the jailed businessman was told he must serve two years in prison, backdated to Mar 9 last year.

The 47-year-old father is due to be freed in September, with remission.