Unregistered gas installer left house like 'ticking timebomb' in case likened to Daniel O'Donnell ad

Petros Tsiogas was terminated from the gas registration scheme after he failed to detect a gas leak on a property

Petros Tsiogas was given a four-month sentence, suspended for two years, on the condition that the tradesman not perform any gas installations unless he is registered. Photo: Tom Tuite

An unregistered gas installer who carried out work on nine houses in Dublin and Kildare despite being suspended, and left one like a "ticking time bomb", has been spared jail.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) prosecuted Petros Tsiogas, aged 63, on 23 charges connected to works he carried out from February 2023 to December 2024.