Judge tells burglar with musical ambitions he will be singing 'Silent Night' in prison

Six months in jail as accused told to 'turn his life around and focus on musical career'

The accused has talent and knew he had to put his offending behind him. File picture Dan Linehan

A good young singer with musical ambitions was jailed on Friday for six months for a burglary and other crimes in Cork city and the sentencing judge said the accused would be singing ‘Silent Night’ in prison this Christmas.

Judge Mary Dorgan joked with the young man about the singing but said that he should put his criminal behaviour behind him.