Gardaí caught burglar in ex-Taoiseach's garden

A serial burglar caught hiding in former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds' gardens after attempting to break into three houses has been jailed for two years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Aidan Dorney, aged 31, of Chelmsford Road, Ranelagh pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, one count of attempted burglary and one count of trespassing in the Merrion Road area on June 14, 2002.