Lazy Irish postman leaves 2,500 letters in car

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An Irish court has heard how a postman failed to deliver thousands of letters out of “pure laziness”.

Oliver Ennis (27) was given a suspended sentence at Dublin Criminal Court, for stashing undelivered letters in his trunk, so he could clock off from his shift early, the Evening Herald reports.

The Dubliner pleaded not guilty to "detaining and delaying" more than 2,500 items of post at the Shelbourne Road Sorting Office between December 1, 2008, and July 8, 2010.
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Judge Nolan said: "It would never have struck me that this was a criminal offence until it was brought to my attention.

"And thanks be to God it doesn't apply to barristers when they're supposed to send letters," he said.

He sentenced him to 18-months for which he suspended two years.

According to police at the trial, Ennis told them that if a letter was difficult to deliver, he would just keep it in his car. He said his only excuse was "pure laziness".

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RockNReel | Dec 31, 2011, 01:12 PM EST

yes nolan is a fool and the postman should be in jail. The comments by the judge made light of the crime--typical Irish attitude by the law. What about all the poor souls who were affected by the arrogance and laziness of the clown who was too lazy to work when half the population is struggling to find jobs? He should be in jail !!

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abhainn | Dec 23, 2011, 05:57 PM EST

Judge Nolan is a fool and Oliver Ennis would have done jail time in the United States where interfering with the mail is a serious federal offense, and rightly so. It is unjust that Ennis is not in jail for Christmas. Look at the impudent scofflaw grin in the picture.

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