Pensioner forced to flee home by thieves

A couple left a vulnerable pensioner “in a state of absolute fear”, forcing him to leave the home he loved and move into HSE accommodation.

At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Gerald Keyes sentenced Jonathan Kenny, aged 25, of Elm Drive, Kilrush, and his girlfriend, Marie Linnane, aged 19, of Griffin Rd, Kilrush, to three years with the last year suspended for obtaining monies by deception from Paddy Quane, aged 67, last November in Kilrush, Co Clare.

Kenny is to serve an additional year in jail as the crime was committed while he was serving a suspended jail term.