Man committed series of burglaries while on bail

A convicted sex offender committed a string of burglaries after being released on bail three times.

Joseph Doyle, aged 35, has 95 previous convictions, including 19 burglaries, five robberies, and one assault. In July 2010, he was jailed for three years after pleading guilty to ambushing a foreign national on the street and sexually assaulting her.

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, Doyle of Haven House, pleaded guilty to five burglaries in Dublin city centre between June 1, 2014, and January 15, 2016.