Serial burglar, who would steal to get food or clothes, jailed for robbing €26k in cash and cheques

A homeless Cork man who scored a “win” when he made off with over €10,000 cash and €16,000 cheques after a random burglary has been jailed for two and a half years.

Serial burglar John Paul Sheehan (aged 38) was arrested the same day for a drugs offence and caught with €9,475 of the stolen cash on his person.