Cork tractor thief avoids jail after sister's courtroom intervention

The tractor was seen on CCTV being towed through the Jack Lynch Tunnel.

A man who stole a tractor in Schull in West Cork, which was later located in Co Leitrim, has avoided jail after a courtroom intervention by his sister.

John Nelson, from 22 Parnell Park in Navan, Co Meath, spotted an opportunity to sell the tractor to a dealer, who in turn innocently sold it on to others, Bantry District Court was told.