No more cash for Kerry court poor box

Wads of cash are regularly brought into courts in Killarney, Tralee, and elsewhere in District Number 17. The cash is counted out to the court clerk during court sittings, to fulfil undertakings to the court poor box in lieu of conviction — or in a bid to lessen severity — in the case of minor and first-time offences.
Hundreds of euro are regularly offered in Kerry and in more serious cases up to €2,500 may be volunteered.