Cork man caught searching van also stole bolt cutters and groceries, court hears

The court was told that Mark Foley had 86 previous convictions including 17 for theft and seven for burglary
Cork man caught searching van also stole bolt cutters and groceries, court hears

Clonakilty District Court heard that the accused had faced 'a number of disadvantages in his life' and had been a heroin addict which was related to most of his convictions. File picture: Dan Linehan

A Cork man who was caught searching through a parked van in West Cork also admitted to two separate thefts, the district court has heard.

Court presenter Sergeant Tom Mulcahy told Clonakilty District Court that Mark Foley, aged 33, of College Road, Clonakilty, was charged with two counts of theft and one count of unauthorised interference with the mechanism of a vehicle.

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