ONE YEAR JAIL FOR ORANMORE GARAGE THIEF

Date Published: 17-Dec-2009

A 34 year old Oranmore man who robbed his local filling station of €34,000 worth of cash and cigarettes has been sentenced to four years in prison with the final three years suspended.

Hubert Guinan, a native of Tonroe, Oranmore, with a more recent address at Mhuirlinne, Ballybane, pleaded guilty at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week to stealing €20,000 worth of cigarettes and €14,000 cash from Derrydonnell filling station, Oranmore, on the night of February 12/13th.