Man who sold fake Westlife t-shirts outside Cork gig sees fines as occupational hazard

Liam Byrne was fined €500 for the three charges

The offence happened on Monahan Road on the night that Westlife were playing in Pairc Uí Chaoimh. File picture: John Allen/Provision

A 52-year-old man selling counterfeit Westlife t-shirts outside their concert venue in Cork, despite a garda warning, took the prospect of a criminal prosecution as one of his occupational hazards.

Liam Byrne of 68 Berryfield Road, Finglas, Dublin, pleaded guilty to the casual trading offences at Cork District Court.