Drink-driver evaded gardaí for 10km

A drink-driver was followed for 10km through morning rush-hour traffic in Cork City, ignoring attempts by gardaí to stop him.

Yesterday, he was jailed for two years.

Sergeant Annamarie Guiney said that, at one stage, Jason Quilligan, 21, stopped his car and reversed at speed in the direction of the garda motorcycle following him at the junction of Grattan Hill and Lower Glanmire Rd.