Mass burglar left getaway bike with his name on it

A Dublin man left a bicycle with his name on a sticker attached to it on church grounds after making off with €500 of Mass donations, a court has heard.

Justin Murray, aged 38, cycled to the Church of Our Lady of Victories in Ballymun to “creep” in and steal money but fled on foot when he was seen taking collection envelopes by a parishioner.

Gardaí later found the bike, which had a sticker with “Justin Murray” on it, discarded on the church grounds.