Meter cheater to pay €4,600 over dangerous electricity cable

Electricity worth €2,838 not registered in November 2020 and another €2,130 of electricity not registered in November 2022 because of bypass cables, court heard

Bypass cable had caused a fire and the ESB was called 'to make it safe', court told

A man convicted of tampering with an electricity meter which went on fire at his home in Dublin has been ordered to pay €4,400.

Eoin McDonagh, of Carton Rd, Ballymun, failed to turn up for his hearing at Dublin District Court, and Judge Anthony Halpin convicted him in his absence.