Accused of Longford pub break in

A case against a man who broke into a Longford pub and stole two bottles of alcohol, amongst other charges, has been adjourned to December 12.

Robert O’Hare (32) of 3 Camlin Mews, Longford is currently in custody in Castlerea Prison on other charges and appeared at the recent sitting of Longford District Court via video link.

He was charged with handling stolen property on dates between September 16 and 20, 2023.

He was further charged with burglary at Escabar, Longford on November 1, 2023 and the theft of a mobile phone charger and two bottles of alcohol.

Garda sergeant Enda Daly outlined to the court that the defendant gained entrance to the Escabar premises via the beer garden and took a mobile phone charger.

He returned to the premises at 5.15 am and forced entry through a locked door. The court heard he took two bottles of alcohol, valued at €40. The alleged incident was captured on CCTV.

In a separate alleged incident, the defendant handled stolen beauty products, valued at €1,500. The court heard a number of the beauty items were located on his person.

The defendant was remanded to appear before the court again on December 12 next.