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Saturday 25 May 2013

Thief stole €5 from Sinn Fein MLA's car

A man was given a suspended jail sentence for a smash and grab attack on a car belonging to a Sinn Fein MLA.

Brian Cassidy (33), of Main Street in Irvinestown, admitted breaking a window in Fermanagh politician Phil Flanagan’s Citroen Xsara and stealing €5.

He was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay Mr Flanagan £50 compensation.

A prosecutor told Fermanagh Court that the incident was captured on the CCTV of Mahon’s Hotel in Irvinestown.

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