Teenager given two-year sentence for throwing petrol bomb at patrol car

A talented sportsman with a promising future who turned to drink and drugs after dropping out of school has been given a two-year sentence for throwing a petrol bomb at a Garda patrol car two years ago.

Gary O'Sullivan (aged 19) has since accrued six further convictions for offences such as criminal damage, careless and drunken driving and trespass, but is now attempting to deal with his substance abuse problems.