Soup kitchen operator warned he may face jail

A local authority has told the operator of a network of soup kitchens that he could face a six-month prison term or a large fine if convicted of operating an unauthorised soup kitchen in Ennis.

In a warning letter issued to Co Galway man Oliver Williams, Ennis Town Council has told him that his soup kitchen operating at St Flannan’s Terrace, Clonroad Beg, Ennis, is unauthorised as it does not have planning permission.

The council has told Mr Williams that if he is convicted in the courts of carrying out the unauthorised development, he faces a prison term up to six months or a fine of up to €12,697.