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A THREE-MONTH jail term has been confirmed after a 23-year-old man was found unsuitable for com- munity service.
Previously in court, John McDon- agh, of Halting Site, Ballymurtagh Cross, Shannon, was convicted of handling two boxes of stolen tiles, valued at €68, in Shannon, on No- vember 13, 2007.
A three-month jail term had been handed down, but he would not serve this if he was found suitable for com- munity service.
Shannon District Court heard last Thursday that the accused was not suitable for community service, af- ter he failed to meet an appointment with a probation officer.
His solicitor Tara Godfrey said her
client did not receive correspondence on one occasion.
McDonagh told the court that he did not receive a letter from the Pro- bation service regarding a meeting.
“T live in a halting site. About 10 of us use the letter box. About 10 fami- les use the one letter box,” he said.
“There are a lot of kids there. There could be 30 letters. They could have opened them and realised they were not theirs and dumped them. It has been happening,” he said.
He said that he made a complained to the local postman but did not take Wem ONE IAKoMRUDMN OOM
Ms Godfrey then said her client did not get a letter reminding him of an appointment with the Probation service.
Judge Joseph Mangan confirmed the three-month jail term.