Judge confiscates chainsaw from ‘environmental protector’ who stole Coillte wood in Cork

Sionad Jones was also given a one-year suspended jail term.

The jury found Sionad Jones (pictured here in February) guilty of the charge of stealing wood. Pic: Cork Courts

A 61-year-old ‘environmental protector’ was given a one-year suspended jail term and had her chainsaw confiscated today for stealing wood from a Coillte forest near her home in West Cork.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin asked if Sionad Jones had behaved herself since she was convicted in February.