Kilkenny man gets suspended sentence for begging offence

A man who has 13 previous convictions and who pleaded guilty to a begging offence was handed down a one-month suspended sentence at Kilkenny District Court.

Richard Fanning, Good Shepherd Centre, Kilkenny admitted the offence which took place at the Market Yard on January 1, 2024.

Judge Geraldine Carthy convicted the defendant and imposed a one-month sentence which she susppended on the condition that the defendant engage fully with the Probation Services. “If you do not engage with the Probation Services, you will serve the sentence,” added the judge.