Fr James Kenny receives probation after €4,000 theft

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Fr James Kenny received the benefit of the Probation Act after pleading guilty to stealing €4,000 from church collections. The court and the date of the plea were not identified in the report.

The theft occurred on dates between 31 March and 7 July 2013. The report said Kenny took coins to fund social evenings for parishioners after a difficult relationship with the parish priest, rather than for his own benefit, and that he repaid the money. Judge Michael Coughlan applied the Probation Act; the proceedings were reported on 16 January 2014.