Man who planted hoax bomb at court awaits sentence

A former ESB worker who planted a hoax bomb at the main entrance of The Four Court buildings two years ago closing it and Dublin's Inn's Quay for two hours, has been remanded on bail pending sentence.

William McGuinness (aged 57) of Oliver Bond Street Flats, Dublin 8, was seen on CCTV footage walking his dog on the Quays before taking the non-explosive device from a plastic bag and placing it behind a pillar at the building.