Man pleads guilty to driving into gates of Leinster House

David O’Callaghan (41) of the Fairways, Woodbrook Glen, Bray, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to driving into a rear gate of Leinster House on August 2nd last
Man pleads guilty to driving into gates of Leinster House

Claire Henry

A man has pleaded guilty to ramming the gates of Leinster House last year.

David O’Callaghan (41) of the Fairways, Woodbrook Glen, Bray, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to driving into a rear gate of Leinster House on August 2nd last.

Judge Martin Nolan set a sentence date of April 10th and remanded O'Callaghan on continuing bail to that date.

The court heard it is expected that O'Callaghan may be required to enter pleas to further counts on this date.

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