Man caught begging in Cork for money to go home returned to city to repeat offence

The court heard the accused came to Ireland after hearing that there was a prospect of getting work in construction

Romanian national caught begging on Nano Nagle bridge in Cork city last year and last week. File picture

A Romanian national caught begging on Nano Nagle bridge in Cork city last year claimed he was trying to get the money to go home and he later did travel home — only to return to Cork and beg again on the same bridge last week.

Vasile Codreanu, of Cork Simon Community, appeared at Cork District Court where he pleaded guilty to two counts of obstructing the free passage of pedestrians by begging.