Judge fines Corkman for 'running a shebeen' from the back of his car

The accused said he got involved in this activity because he owed money to the Revenue Commissioners at the time

The court heard he was selling the alcohol from the boot of his car. File photo

A 57-year-old man caught selling alcohol to students from the back of a taxi at one o’clock in the morning was effectively “running a shebeen” from the back of his car, the sentencing judge said.

John Collins of 32 Greenhills estate, South Douglas Road, Cork, was never in trouble before or since this incident.