Cork man with 100 previous convictions gets suspended sentence after screwdriver seized

The judge noted that the accused man appeared to have turned his life around for the better.

A Cork man with over 100 previous convictions was given a suspended sentence for being in possession of a screwdriver without a lawful excuse and he thanked the judge as he left court, saying: “I don’t plan on seeing you ever again — no offence your honour.”

 Damien Morley, aged 35, who now lives at an apartment at Cove Street in Cork, said he meant no disrespect in saying that to Judge Olann Kelleher.