Man who admitted stealing from a hair salon in north Cork had more than 500 previous convictions a recent sitting Mallow District Court was told.

Court presenter Sergeant Linda O’Leary said that Richard O’Brien, 53, of no fixed address and formerly of Pinewood Estate, Killarney, Co. Kerry was charged with stealing from the Option Hair salon on Patrick Street, Fermoy Co. Cork in the early hours of July 3, 2024.