Update in Kildare court case where man put sewage into co-worker's drinks

A former Kildare County Council worker has pleaded guilty to putting sewage into a co-worker's drinks.

Earlier this year, it was heard on a previous Athy District Court date that Joseph Byrne, with an address listed as Castleroe Maganey in Kildare, put sewage wastewater into the drinks on a number of dates.

Mr Byrne who was previously employed at the Ardrew Wastewater Treatment Plant in Athy, admitted to committing the offences on a date unknown between March and May 2021; and then on May 7, May 14, May 17, and May 18 of last year.

The 64-year-old defendant is due to be sentenced at Naas Circuit Court on January 11, 2023.