Chase man sentenced to 12 years

A man who was involved in a dangerous high speed chase through Dublin city centre and less than a week later pointed a gun at gardaí while resisting arrest in a residential area has been given a 12-year sentence.

Neil Fitzgerald (aged 28) was pursued by gardaí after he was observed by officers at a checkpoint speeding on the wrong side of the road. Five days later he pointed a gun at a garda who was attempting to arrest him.