Three due in court in connection with car chase that hospitalised three gardaí

Three men will appear in court this morning after a Garda car was rammed during a high-speed chase in Carlow at the weekend.

The chase happened on the N80 on Saturday night.

Three members of the Gardaí were injured when a car failed to stop at a garda checkpoint on the N80 in Clonegal shortly before midnight on Saturday.

A number of patrol cars gave chase through Ballon, Myshall, Garyhill and Fenagh, before the car stopped in Carlow town and rammed two of the garda vehicles.

The Gardaí were taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny where they were treated for minor injuries and a small amount of cocaine was recovered at the scene.

Three men were arrested and will appear before Kilkenny District Court at 10.30am this morning.