Owen Maughan (47) of Dalton Park, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty to nine burglaries, three robberies, assault causing harm, aggravated burglary and burglary of numerous premises

A serial burglar who hid under a bed when gardaí came to arrest him after he raided staff lockers at a Dublin restaurant has been jailed for three years

"You couldn’t make it up!"

Zachary Purcell (34) admitted the offences when he appeared before Judge Bryan Smyth at Dublin District Court