'Conscientious protector with chainsaw in one hand and burning log in the other' convicted of stealing wood

The 61-year-old grandmother convicted of stealing wood from a Coillte forest to burn at home was described by the sentencing judge as “a conscientious protector with a chainsaw in one hand a burning log in the other”.

Sioned Jones at her home in Kealkill, West Cork. Pic: Gary O'Neill

The 61-year-old grandmother convicted of stealing wood from a Coillte forest to burn at home was described by the sentencing judge as “a conscientious protector with a chainsaw in one hand and a burning log in the other”.