Man who dragged garda at side of Porsche jailed

A detective was left hanging on for his life at side of a valuable stolen Porsche jeep as a career criminal tried to drive away at speed. Today the culprit was jailed for four years.

The €180,000 jeep, one of only two such vehicles in Ireland, was stolen in Kinsale and then parked at the long term car park at Cork Airport. Detective Sergeant Maurice Downey said gardaí set up surveillance on the parked vehicle until two men approached it and got in.