Kildare conman jailed after he took €800 from woman for work that was never done

A man who gave a B&B in Celbridge as his address has been jailed for four months.

Judge Olann Kelleher imposed the sentence on Francis Kerrigan (31) at Cork District Court.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing the €800 on June 17 at Henry Street, Cork in June 2017.

The Court heard that Kerrigan was part of a group that advertised itself as a landscape company on Facebook.

The woman contacted the company on Facebook to carry out work in her back garden and agreed a price of €1,000.

They said they would need €400 for materials before they arrived to carry out the work.

They then said another €400 was needed for cement and she paid them.

They said they would return but they never did.

They woman took down the registration number of the vehicle they used and a Garda investigation began.

Judge Kelleher was told Kerrigan has a gambling problem which resulted in the end of his marriagge.

Kerrigan brought €800 cash to court to compensate the victim.