Recovering alcoholic 'had a slip' after death of friend and stole vodka and beer from Cork supermarket

Jason Flynn of 15 Lower Grattan Hill, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork, had 55 previous convictions and 15 of them were for theft

The accused went to Tesco on Paul Street in October and put a naggin of vodka and four cans of beer into a schoolbag and left without paying.

A Cork man battling with a long-time alcohol addiction had a slip when he learned of the death of a friend and now he has just avoided eight months in jail as the judge suspended the jail term.

Jason Flynn of 15 Lower Grattan Hill, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork, pleaded guilty to carrying a theft of some alcohol at a supermarket.