Kilkenny man alleged to be in possession of counterfeit cash
The defendant recently appeared before Kilkenny District Court
A defendant accused of being in possession of counterfeit money had his case adjourned for the preparation of a probation report at a recent sitting of Kilkenny District Court.
Thomas Brennan, 19 Donaguile, Castlecomer is accused of the offence which is alleged to have taken place at his home address on January 9, 2025.
The court heard that on January 1, 2025 gardaí were called to the Mc Donald’s drive thru on the Hebron Road in Kilkenny following a report of a male paying for food at the premises using counterfeit money.
CCTV was obtained by gardaí and the defendant was identified.
Subsequently a search warrant was obtained for the defendant’s home address and €190 of counterfeit cash was seized.
Sergeant Morgan O’Connor told the court that the defendant has 110 previous convictions including eight previous convictions for theft and with a number of other offences including possession of articles, burglary and driving and drugs-related offences.
Judge Geraldine Carthy directed that a probation report be prepared and adjourned the matter before the court back to Kilkenny District Court on October 13.