Homeless man broke into house to watch TV and drink beer

A homeless man who broke into a house and watched television has admitted trespassing.

Carsten Mielke, 44, climbed in the window of a house on Orchard Rd, Bishopstown, Cork, on Sept 7 and sat down to a few hours of drinking beer, smoking, and watching television.

Mielke, originally from Carrigaline, Co Cork, has been homeless for the past three years and living in Simon and St Vincent de Paul hostels.