Cork homeless man jailed for shoplifting and begging

Dylan Jackson, 24,  of no fixed address, appeared at Cork District Court where he received a four-month prison sentence.

A young man suffering from chronic destitution has been jailed for another four months for crimes committed while living on the streets.

Dylan Jackson, 24,  of no fixed address, appeared at Cork District Court where he pleaded guilty to a number of charges of shoplifting and begging.