Cork man refused to travel to UK for drug treatment because of fear of Covid-19 test

Anthony McInerney was jailed for 60 days for trespassing, after a judge said he was wasting the time of the Probation Service.

A technician shows a nasal swab. Picture: AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias

A man who failed to travel to the UK for a drug-treatment programme, because of a fear of undergoing a Covid-19 test, has received a jail sentence for trespass, after a judge said he was wasting the time of the Probation Service.

Anthony McInerney, 28, pleaded with Judge John King not to send him to prison and appealed the 60-day sentence.