Former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde avoids jail in sentence appeal

Judge increased the overall sentence from two months to three but suspended it in full and imposed fines totalling €6,000 at Cork Circuit Appeals Court

Paul Hyde at Criminal Courts of Justice, Anglesea Street, Cork City, for his sentence appeal hearing on Wednesday. Picture: Larry Cummins

Former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde has avoided jail in his appeal against the severity of his sentence on Wednesday, as his lawyer said Mr Hyde was “not involved in any corruption, despite what keyboard warriors say”.

Judge Colin Daly increased the overall sentence to three months but suspended it in full. In addition he imposed fines totalling €6,000 at Cork Circuit Appeals Court.