Schoolgirls’ Facebook pics put on porn site

A 22-year-old Shannon man yesterday pleaded guilty to charges in connection with uploading the Facebook profile pictures of 19 girls to a pornographic site.

At Ennis District Court, Evan Meehan, of Dernish Lawn, Shannon, appeared in connection with uploading 30 photos of local teenage girls to a pornographic site between October 2013 to the end of June 2014.

The 30 charges relate to 19 girls with 17 having Shannon addresses with two other girls living in the nearby villages of Sixmilebridge and Newmarket-on-Fergus.