Unregistered electrician first in country to be jailed

An unregistered electrician has become the first person to be jailed in Ireland for carrying out dangerous and illegal electrical work.

Michael O’Connell, who operated as O’Connell Construction with an address in Blessington, Co Wicklow, was given a six-month sentence at Naas District Court for portraying himself as a registered electrical contractor and illegally carrying out restricted electrical work.

Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed the sentence on the unregistered electrician because of the severity of the case and the poor standard of the work.