Community service in lieu of prison

A PORTLAOISE man with 52 previous convictions has been given 200 hours’ community service and disqualified for ten years, for driving without a licence or insurance.

A PORTLAOISE man with 52 previous convictions has been given 200 hours’ community service and disqualified for ten years, for driving without a licence or insurance.

Jason Crean, 54 Lakeside Gardens, Kilminchy, committed the offence at Graigue, Mountmellick, on July 22 last year.