Woman tampered with natural gas meter

A Waterford woman has been given a three-month suspended sentence for interfering with a natural gas meter.

Niamh Power, of 108 Priory Lawn, Ballybeg, Co Waterford, was found guilty under the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995. It is the first time a custodial sentence has been imposed for meter tampering.

Judge Kevin Staunton imposed a three-month custodial sentence, suspended for six months.