Burglary accused says he only went into hotel as it was 'freezing cold' outside

“This was a once-off..It was freezing cold. I lay down on the couch.”

A man accused of burglary at a Cork city hotel said he only went in because it was freezing.

Tony O’Connell, 34, who lives at hostel accommodation in Cork, said he spotted a couch when he was there and he lay down on it. He said he might have eaten a few protein bars when he was there but had money to pay for them.