Burglars fled from home after discovering man asleep

Three alleged Limerick burglars fled from a rural Clare farm house after discovering that the sole occupant was a man in his 90s asleep in the home.

That was the allegation heard at a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday afternoon, where three members of the one Limerick family, along with a fourth Limerick man, appeared charged with burglary at the O’Connor residence at Ballyveskil, Tiermaclane near Ennis on Friday afternoon.

In evidence at a bail hearing for the four, Inspector Kieran Ruane said it will be the State’s case that the alleged burglary at around 3.30pm on Friday was planned.