Corkman caught checking car door handles in driveways jailed

Accused and another man were seen at 4am on December 2, 2021, trying the handles of doors of cars parked in driveways of houses in the Ballinlough area, court told

Accused also admitted using a stolen credit card at the Texaco garage and the Tesco Express near Dennehy’s Cross, Cork, on a date in February 2021. Picture: Dan Linehan

A 37-year-old man was caught checking the handles of cars in the driveways of houses in the Ballinlough area of Cork in the early hours of the morning and now he has been sentenced to one year in jail, with half of it suspended.

Tim Dennehy pleaded guilty to the charges against him at Cork District Court.