Jail for man who made hoax 999 call about pub shooting

A man who made a hoax 999 call to say there had been a shooting at a pub in order to divert Gardaí who were trying to remove him from his ex-partner's home has been jailed for 15 months.

Brian Johnston (32), who has 205 previous convictions, had been barred from the Focus Ireland property by management who gave permission to Gardaí to breach the door to remove him.