Dublin man made 10,000 hoax calls to the 999 emergency services line, court hears [Video]

A DUBLIN MAN made over 10,000 hoax phone calls to emergency services and took up almost 130 hours of operators’ time, a court has heard.

William Greene, 48, Bective Square, D7, is charged under section 13 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1951, for persistently making telephone calls to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another without reasonable cause.

Greene, who is on disability allowance, was remanded in custody by Judge Bryan Smyth at Dublin District Court today.

The Director of Public Prosecutions directed his case remain in the District Court if he pleaded guilty.

Detective Garda Jeremy Gibbons said the accused allegedly made persistent calls to the Emergency Call Answering Services (ECAS).

“The specific issue related to two phone numbers that made contact with ECAS between April 8 and November 9, 2023.”

“There were over 10,000 phone calls over this period of time and in total, it is …