Man under curfew didn’t answer door for gardaí 30 times

Gardaí called to the home of a young man 30 times to check he was on a curfew but he never answered and yesterday he claimed he was at home every night but was afraid to open the door.

Judge Olann Kelleher told Jason Kenny it was a condition of his bail that he would keep the 9pm curfew but yesterday it emerged he had failed to do so every single night.

Garda Paul Dunphy said it was not too late when gardaí called — around midnight each time — and Mr Kenny never answered the door.