Man (19) escaped from Garda station while outside having a cigarette, court told

Michael McGinley.

Andrew Phelan

A YOUNG man was detained at a Dublin garda station when he escaped from custody after “distracting” an officer while outside having a cigarette, it is alleged.

Michael McGinley (19) ran through a car park, scaled a perimeter wall and was at large for more than eight weeks before he was recaptured and brought before a court today, gardaí said.