Grandfather spared jail for having stolen gas meter installed 'by a pub acquaintance' at home

A grandfather, who had a stolen meter installed to get free gas at his family’s home in south Dublin, has been spared a six-month jail sentence.

Construction worker Niall Keogh, of Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, was fined €1,500 after he pleaded guilty to dishonestly causing gas to be diverted, and unlawfully interfering with a gas meter at his address on August 7 last.