Convicted rapist jailed for break-ins since release from prison

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Gerard Kane pleaded guilty to burglary at Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute, burglary at Silchester Crescent, Glenageary and handling stolen property on January 20, 2018.

A convicted rapist and serial burglar who committed two break-ins since his release has been jailed for two and a half years.

Gerard Kane, 43, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in November 2012 for raping a woman after breaking into her home. During the ordeal he threatened to bury the woman in her back garden and hang himself if she contacted the gardaí.