Galway Bay fm newsroom:
Gas Networks Ireland says those who tamper with gas metres not only put themselves at risk, but also neighbours and members of the public.
The comments come following a recent case at Galway District Court where a Castlegar man was fined for unlawful interference with a gas supply.
The judge in the case imposed fines of 3 and a half thousand euro on the householder.
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