The following is a genuine exchange that took place in Cork Circuit Criminal Court during the trial of a man who was accused of stealing €2,495 from unwitting Liverpool fans.
Judge: People actually pay to see Liverpool?
Garda: Apparently so.
Judge: There are innocents in every department of the world.
Honestly, it might sound like some kind of poorly constructed sporting theatre but it's not. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin was presiding over a case in which Ian O'Sullivan was accused of defrauding 15 separate individuals by offering to sell them Liverpool match tickets without any intention of actually supplying the tickets.
O'Sullivan pleaded guilty to the charge and will back for sentencing on February 9. It is not certain if the judge will indulge in further mick taking on that date.
[Evening Echo]
