Burglars enjoyed Christmas dinner at top restaurant

FOUR burglars had their Christmas dinner in a top restaurant after a failure in its alarm system allowed them to break into the premises.

The four enjoyed wines and food before leaving with electronic equipment, paintings and a “takeaway” of food, the Circuit Civil Court heard.

The court was told Home RBVR Ltd, trading as Brasserie Sixty6, in George’s St, Dublin, settled a €27,400 damages claim against a security firm. The restaurant owners alleged the alarm, fitted during pre-Christmas refurbishments, had failed to go off when the restaurant was closed and burgled in 2005.