Man jailed for breaking into Minister's office

A man who broke into the constituency office of former Fianna Fáil Minister Barry Andrews because he was looking for place to drink has been jailed for two years.

Gerard Kane was caught by gardaí in the office and tried to escape by charging through a window with a chair.

He struggled with a female gardaí until she subdued him by hitting him on the shins with her baton.

The 34-year-old of Dominic Street, Dun Laoghaire pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary at the premises on the night of December 23, 2009 on Patrick’s Street.