Cork man claimed he had part-ownership of election poster he defaced

Glasheen man fined €200 for causing criminal damage to local election poster on North Ring Rd in 2019

Judge Olann Kelleher noted that Mark Byrne, of Summerstown Grove, Glasheen, was not present at Cork District Court for the case against him. File picture

Gardaí caught a man spraying graffiti to deface a Fine Gael local election poster on the North Ring Rd in Cork — now the man has been convicted of causing criminal damage.

Judge Olann Kelleher noted that Mark Byrne, of Summerstown Grove, Glasheen, was not present at Cork District Court for the case against him.