'There is a bit of Hollywood in this' - Court hears drunken man drove bus around Shannon for an hour before crash

A judge today described as "bizarre" an incident where a drunken 20-year-old man stole a bus after a night in the pub and drove the bus on motorways around Shannon town before crashing it into a wall.

'There is a bit of Hollywood in this' - Court hears drunken man drove bus around Shannon for an hour before crash
Wed, 23 May, 2018 - 17:40

By Gordon Deegan

A judge today described as "bizarre" an incident where a drunken 20-year-old man drove a bus after a night in the pub on motorways around Shannon town before crashing it into a wall.

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