An All-Ireland winning GAA player has been charged in relation to an attempted ATM theft near the border.

Daniel O’Callaghan, with an address at Monog Road, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh appeared before Virginia District Court in Cavan on Friday morning.

The 30 year-old has previously won three club All Ireland medals and played with the famous Crossmaglen Rangers club in Armagh.

He was charged in relation to the attempted theft of an ATM machine in Virginia, Co. Cavan in August 2019.

Wearing a dark navy top and dark jogging bottoms, O’Callaghan covered his face with a white sheet of paper as he arrived at the courthouse.

He was arrested on January 6th in Castleblayney by Monaghan Gardai and members of the Special Detective Unit.

He was charged with the attempted theft of the ATM bank machine on Main Street Virginia on August 14th last year, and being in possession of a stolen CASE digger on Main Street Virginia on the same date.

He was also charged with entering the Lake House, Virginia as a trespasser on an unknown date between August 14th and 17th last year, with the intent to commit an offence or interfere with the building.

Gardaí told Judge Denis McLaughlin that when the charges were put to him just before midnight last night, he made no reply.

No application for bail was made and he was remanded to Harristown Prison for one week.