GUILTY PLEA OVER BOGUS CALLS OF 'BODIES IN SEA'

A MAN has admitted making bogus calls to the emergency services about bodies floating in the sea off Co Donegal.

- BY STEPHEN MAGUIRE

Father-of-three Nathan Coughlan also admitted breaking into and robbing churches during a crime spree over a five-year period.

The 28-year-old, who has 197 previous convictions, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to a raft of charges.

The charges relate to 10 different incidents, all of which were carried out while Coughlan was either drunk or on drugs.

The accused, who is originally from Ennis, Co Clare, has been in custody at Castlerea Prison since last October.