A man who carried out two unsuccessful break-ins received a six-month prison sentence yesterday. Anthony Fitzgerald (18) of Pleasants Street, Dublin 2, was caught trying to break a bicycle lock with a hatchet in Camden Street on September 15th.
He also admitted causing £100 criminal damage to a car in Hatch Street on August 20th by bending the door frame. His solicitor, Mr Michael Hanahoe, told Dublin District Court the defendant had no alcohol or drug addiction but his problem was long-term unemployment.