Man who drove into RTÉ reception doors sentenced

A man who drove a car into the reception doors at RTÉ studios, causing €14,000 damage, has been given a two-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and ordered to stay away from RTÉ employees.

Paul Stokes (aged 52) of Mountpelier Parade, Monkstown pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage on December 2, 2006 and causing a substantial risk of death or serious injury to another.