Man accused of burgling Cork house claims he was using it 'to get out of the rain'

The court heard that the defendant thought the house was unoccupied

The accused was remanded in custody until February 4. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 38-year-old man accused of causing criminal damage and burglary at a house on College Road in Cork in the early hours of Tuesday morning admitted his actions but claimed that he thought nobody was living there and that he would use it to squat during the cold weather.

There was a garda objection to bail being granted to Joe O’Sullivan of no fixed address.