Great-grandfather getaway driver spared jail term

A great-grandfather who was the driver for two burglars as they broke into houses in Meath was spared jail at Trim Circuit Court yesterday.

Michael Myles Connors, aged 74, from The Avenue, Belgard Heights, Tallaght, Dublin, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary on May 13, 2012, at Kilberry, Navan, Co Meath.

Garda Katryn Christie told Carl Hanahoe, prosecuting, that a woman became suspicious when one of the gang called to her house looking for directions to the nearest filling station.