Carlow businessman sentenced to three years, with final 18 months suspended

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Charles Dunne of Ace Fencing Ltd was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended, after a jury convicted him of possessing stolen power tools, using five false invoices and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The jury acquitted him of other charges arising from the case. Judge Sinéad McMullan also ordered him to attend probation services for two years after his release. The custodial sentence was adjourned until 10 June, when Dunne was to present himself at Carlow Garda Station.