Man stole altar wine and broke into funeral home

A judge has jailed a man for six months for breaking into a funeral home and handling five bottles of altar wine stolen from the local church.

At Ennis District Court, Judge Patrick Durcan said he has “no regard for someone who breaks into a church, a temple, or a synagogue, or any place where people worship”.

Judge Durcan made his comment before imposing two consecutive three-month prison terms on John Brennan, aged 43, of Pella Rd, Kilrush, Co Clare, for breaking into Cusack’s funeral home in Kilrush on May 10 and handling five stolen bottles of altar wine at his home on February 27.