Man stole 11 bottles of altar wine

A man stole 11 bottles of altar wine from a church before setting a fire in a field behind the building.

David Porter, aged 43, originally from Belfast, pleaded guilty to stealing the wine from the church in Kinsale, Co Cork, last month.

Bandon District Court heard that Garda David Barrett was on duty in Kinsale when he received a report at 7.05am on April 14 that there had been a burglary at the Carmelite Friary Church in the town.