Man arrested in Offaly after breaking into house to continue an argument

A dispute between two local men led to a break-in in Birr recently.

According to gardai, the two men had a bad argument before they parted company. Later on, at 6am on Saturday, December 17 one of the men's houses, located on Cornmarket Street, Birr was broken into.

The front door was damaged during the break in. The trespasser also badly cut his head during the break in. After the break in. the two men, who were both in their mid 20s began arguing with one another again.

“This was not a burglary,” stated a Garda spokesperson. “This break in was simply to continue the argument. When the trespasser left, the Guards subsequently arrested him in Emmet Square.”