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A COURT has heard that a man who has been banned from all Tesco su- permarkets in Ireland stole a packet of rashers from Tesco in Ennis last month.
The 29-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing the rashers — valued €1.99 — from the store on September 25 last. Ennis District Court heard that he had paid for other items, but at- tempted to leave the shop without paying for the rashers.
Inspector Michael Gallagher told the court that a note on the file stated that the accused was banned from
all Tesco stores throughout Ireland. Asked by Judge Joseph Mangan when that order was made, he said he was not aware.
The judge asked, “Was the property recovered or was it fried?”’
The inspector replied that it was recovered.
The defendant’s solicitor said the man suffered work-related injuries a number of years ago, but had not made good use of his compensation and has since developed alcoholism.
The judge adjourned the case for a year and ordered the defendant to stay out of Tesco in Ennis. He agreed to this condition.