Man drove with partner on bonnet

A jail sentence has been imposed on a man who took his partner’s van after a drunken row and drove 900 metres through the streets of Mallow with her hanging on to the bonnet.

Garda Paul Manton who gave evidence at the sentencing hearing in Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday said the accused was actually a nice man when not under the influence of drink.

“When sober he is a pleasant gentleman, no danger to anyone. Even when in custody he is easy to deal with. He is not aggressive or anything,” Garda Manton said of Gareth Noonan, 38, of Shahanagh, Doneraile, Co Cork.