Man, 62, jailed for 'fishing' money from Cork church collection boxes to fund addictions

A heroin addict with a gambling problem found that ‘fishing’ money out of church collection boxes was the easiest way he could think of to pay for his addictions.

The 62-year-old who was jailed for five months last week had 11 more counts to come against him for thefts or having implements enabling him to steal.