Peace commissioner stole €84,000 paint

A peace commissioner who stole €84,995 worth of paint from his employer has received a three- year suspended sentence from Judge Donagh McConagh at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Patrick Schwer, aged 51, of Brannockstown, Naas was told by Judge McDonagh he was a lucky man but if he re-offended "the doors of Mountjoy will clang with you on the inside".