A convicted sex offender who is “something of a menace” was twice caught masturbating in public one week apart, a court has heard.

A teenager who was “out of his head” on the night he stole a van causing gardaí to give chase has been banned from driving for six years and given two years detention with the final year suspended.

A LEAVING Cert student, jailed yesterday for stealing a car and driving it while drunk, was told he was lucky not to be before the court for killing someone.