A Polish man stole more than €100 worth of goods from a Cork supermarket because his children were coming to visit him, the district court has heard. Court presenter, Sergeant Eimear O’Connell, told Macroom District Court that Krystian Zurek, aged 41, of Gurteen House, Bridgemount, Clondrohid, Co. Cork, went to the Aldi supermarket in Macroom on March 19, 2025. Zurek went to the checkout and paid for items valued at €23 but left the store with other items in his rucksack valued at €113.30 which he did not pay for. The court was told that Zurek had two previous convictions, one for possession of drugs and one for the possession of a flick-knife. The court was told Zurek made full admissions and was not working but was in receipt of disability allowance.

Source: Irish Examiner April 03, 2026 14:15 UTC