Tralee man faces deception charges over gardening work in Cork and Kerry

The matter has been put back to March 5 to Killarney District Court for directions from the DPP and to decide on jurisdiction.

Directions from the DPP are awaited in relation to a number of alleged theft and deception charges over gardening works in Cork, Killarney, and two other locations in Co Kerry, a court has heard.

John Burke, aged 21, of Rathonane, Monavalley, Tralee, is before the District Court in Killarney on six counts, five of which set out that he obtained cash from different individuals by deception for gardening works contrary to Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.