Man at centre of Garda car chase jailed for contempt

A 30-YEAR-OLD man at the centre of a garda car chase in Ennis town centre on Wednesday afternoon was yesterday jailed for contempt of court for one week for harassing a Garda witness while giving evidence.

Man at centre of Garda car chase jailed for contempt
Sat, 22 May, 2010 - 01:00
Gordon Deegan

At Ennis District Court, Patrick Byrnes of Knockalough, Kilmihil, in west Clare, appeared in connection with four charges arising from a series of incidents in Knockalough in west Clare and Ennis.

Byrnes was arrested by gardaí in the Market area of Ennis at 4.30pm on Wednesday after the Kia Sorrento jeep he was driving crashed against a bollard in a pedestrianised area.

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