Man jailed for 15 burglaries in seven weeks across Cork City and county

The defendant was struggling with heroin addiction at the time and was stealing to pay for it, Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard

One of the 15 restaurants or cafes that were burgled included Probys Kitchen on Proby's Quay, Cork City. File picture: Larry Cummins

Restaurants and cafes were targeted by a 33-year-old man in a spree of burglaries in Cork City and county in October and November last year, and on Friday he was jailed for three years.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed the sentence of three years and eight months, with the last eight months suspended on Edward Collins of St. Vincent’s Hostel, Anglesea Terrace, Cork, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.