Barbershop burglar spotted under table

Gardaí investigating the report of a midnight burglary at a barbershop found the culprit hiding under a table at the back of the premises with €30 in coins in his pocket.

Stephen Keenan, of 22 St John’s Square, Blackpool, Cork, was jailed for 10 months yesterday at Cork District Court after he pleaded guilty to this and three other burglaries. Judge Olann Kelleher imposed the jail term on the 32-year-old.