Addict jailed for stealing drink from bars in Cork

A man with serious addiction problems was jailed for six months yesterday for stealing drink from behind the counters of bars and at shops around Cork.

Seán Heelan pleaded guilty to several counts of theft at Cork District Court yesterday.

He went to the Kingsley hotel on May 21 and took large bottle of rum valued €102 from behind the counter. He jumped the counter of the bar at the Clarion hotel on Lapps Quay around this time and stole two bottles of Prosecco.