A young man who assaulted a garda made an emotional appeal to a judge to look into his heart and give him one last chance.

A high-speed escapade of dangerous driving at the height of ‘school-run’ time on a Friday afternoon could have resulted in far more serious consequences, a judge said as he banned a motorist for 10 years and jailed him for two years.

Four men arrested after a 10km high-speed pursuit in Cork have been charged with theft offences.