Convicted man gets €903 welfare a week, court hears

A man found lying drunk in the middle of the road is in receipt of €903 social welfare a week.

Totting up Martin McDonagh’s total social welfare income, District Judge Bridget Reilly explained to Tallaght Court that McDonagh would have to earn more than €100,000 a year to end up with an income of €903 a week after tax.

Judge Reilly also said McDonagh had two houses which could have a rental income of €1,000 each a month.