Cork courier who kept letters and cards at home avoids jail

Judge Olann Kelleher said the offence carried out by Leonard O'Mahony would normally warrant a custodial sentence.

A postal courier was given a six-month suspended jail term in a case where documents, letters and cards dating over a five-year period were discovered at his home.

Judge Olann Kelleher said: “This was a complete breach of trust by a man delivering documents for solicitors and firms in the city.