€600 worth of birds died after thieves left door open

Two men burgled a pet shop and then left the doors open, exposing birds to the cold, which resulted in more than €600 worth of birds dying, a court has heard.

Sean Brady, aged 34, of Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra, in Dublin, pleaded guilty to burglary at Kinsealy Pet Store on October 24, 2013, while Damien Byrne, aged 45, formerly of Clonliffe Rd and now of Maple Close in Dundalk, Co Louth, pleaded guilty to burglary and careless driving on the same date.

Garda Killian Layden gave evidence at Swords District Court that, at around 10.30pm, the owner of the store, Aidan O’Connor, became aware there was an intruder in the pet store.