A businessman who is charged with obtaining almost €27,000 worth of building materials using invalid cheques was remanded on bail at Galway District Court yesterday.
Mr Peter Corcoran, of Monument Road, Menlo, Galway, is charged with obtaining building materials valued at €13,299, from Coen's Holdings Ltd, Deerpark Industrial Estate, Oranmore, on October 19th, 2001 by pretending a cheque drawn on an ACC Business Banking account for €10,414, was valid.
He is further charged with obtaining €4,762 worth of tiles from Classic Tiles, Headford Road, Galway, using a back dated cheque on September 1st, 2002; with obtaining bathroom fittings from Bathroom World, Tuam Road, Galway, worth €1,100 using an invalid cheque; with obtaining by deception building materials, value €3,771. using three more invalid cheques at Higgins' builders' providers, Shantalla, Galway, on August 20th, 2002; and again at the same premises on July 23rd did obtain €463 worth of building materials using the same method.
Mr Corcoran was also charged with obtaining by deception two loads of concrete and sand valued at €1,270 from Cannon Concrete, Esker, Athenry, on November 6th, 2001 by deception.
The matter was adjourned until December 8th.