Church ban for man bailed on theft charges

An order to stay out of church was made against a 62-year-old man at Cork District Court yesterday. Garda Lorraine O’Donovan arrested Charles Nolan of Deerpark hostel, Friars Walk, Cork, and charged him with multiple counts of thefts from churches.
When the accused was cautioned that he did not have to say anything but that anything he might say would be taken down in writing and could be given in evidence against him. He replied that the amounts of stolen cash specified on the charge sheets was too high.