Bike theft attempt ‘stupidest thing ever’

Robert McDonnell (57) was caught by a passing garda, trying to break the bike lock
Andrew Phelan
A man who attempted to steal a bicycle from where it was locked on a city street was so intoxicated, he thought it was his own bike.
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