Man who rammed into gates at Leinster House, Áras An Uachtaráin, and at Customs House to be sentenced in May

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard David O'Callaghan has since been diagnosed with schizophrenia, for which he is receiving treatment

The scene after O'Callaghan drove into gates at Leinster House in Dublin last August. He has pleaded guilty to the offence. Picture: Cate McCurry/PA

A man who caused €60,000 worth of damage after ramming into gates at Leinster House, Áras An Uachtaráin, and at Customs House last year was suffering from a paranoid delusion at the time, court has heard.

David O’Callaghan, aged 41, of the Fairways, Woodbrook Glen, Bray, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty to driving into a rear gate of Leinster House on August 2 last.