'Self-confessed alcoholic' who smashed glass door at Cork hospital jailed for five months

Defendant's solicitor said if it was not for his many custodial sentences over the years, he might not be alive today

Accused had been ejected from the hospital but he was banging on the glass door at an entrance, causing the glass to break, court heard. Picture: Dan Linehan

A chronic alcoholic who smashed a glass door at Mercy University Hospital was jailed for five months, as his solicitor said but for his many custodial sentences over the years he might not be alive at all.

Judge Mary Dorgan imposed the latest sentence on 35-year-old Thomas Cauley, who is originally from Thurles, Co Tipperary, at Cork District Court.