Five in court over sulky race on main Cork-Limerick road

Five men have been charged in connection with a sulky race on the main Cork to Limerick road earlier this year which became a YouTube hit.

The accused, arrested during a co-ordinated early morning operation yesterday, were brought before Cork District Court where they faced a combination of dangerous driving and wilful obstruction charges relating to the incident on the N20 near Blarney on May 5 this year.

The incident was recorded on film by one of several dozen onlookers who were following the race in a convoy of cars and vans. The clip was subsequently posted on YouTube and has been viewed almost 350,000 times.