Trespassing convict hid in shower

Gardaí went to investigate a reported break-in at a guesthouse in Cork and, after a 20-minute search, found an intruder — who was unlawfully at large from prison — hiding in a shower unit.

Patrick McCann, aged 32, of no fixed address in Cork, and originally from Crumlin, Dublin, yesterday pleaded guilty to trespassing at the Old Aran Isle bed and breakfast on the night of October 12, 2015.

McCann was jailed for five months yesterday for the crime. He admitted counts of trespassing and giving gardaí a false name and address.