Counsellors left traumatised by drunken mini bus driver

A minibus driver who was taking a group of counsellors on a day-trip mounted the kerb, nearly reversed into another bus, and then drove through a red light.

The group insisted on getting off the bus and one of the women on the outing had to stand in front of the vehicle to prevent the driver, who had earlier stripped to the waist, from driving any further.

Garda Dermot Carroll arrived at the scene on South Mall, Cork City, at 9.30am and found Anthony O’Sullivan, 56, sitting behind the wheel of the minibus with his shirt open.