Garda posed as boy-racer in late-night rally

An undercover garda who posed as a boy-racer at a late night car rally said that if one of the cars performing ‘doughnuts’ had spun out of control, "it would have resulted in carnage".

At Ennis District Court last night, Det Garda Barry Walsh said the cruise, organised through Facebook, involved 70 cars and gathered on Lahinch prom in Co Clare on Friday, March 7.

Before the court were seven participants and Judge Patrick Durcan banned all seven from driving for six months and fined each one €750.