An Army ordnance disposal unit had to deal with a hoax bomb left in a Garda station by a man who Judge Michael White at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court said had "a nasty mind".
John Hennessy (41) of St Begnet's Villas, Dalkey, was given a three-year suspended sentence after making a false report which tended to give rise to apprehension for the safety of other persons on March 12th, 2005.
Judge White told Hennessy he didn't believe his claim that he found the device in a skip and that it was obvious he put it together himself.
"It was a clear example of a nasty mind at work," the judge said.
