Cork publican fined for stealing man's iPhone in long-running row

Tony Campion's solicitor indicated that the case may be appealed

The court heard that the phone was found in a four-inch Wavin pipe behind a fence at the back of The Silver Key pub. File picture: Facebook

A publican denied theft of an iPhone from a 66-year-old man — where there was bad blood between them for years — but the judge who heard the disputed case noted that the phone was found in a four-inch Wavin pipe behind a fence at the back of The Silver Key pub in Cork city.

Judge Marian O’Leary proceeded to convict 54-year-old Tony Campion, publican of The Silver Key, Ballintemple, Cork, on the charge of stealing the phone from Patrick Bresnan on July 16, 2021. The judge fined Tony Campion €400. His solicitor Carl O’Mahony indicated that the case may be appealed.