Tourist 'jumped up on the bonnet of the car to avoid being crushed' as car accelerated into wall of Cork pub

Joe Shannon, 73, pleaded guilty to charges of drink-driving and dangerous driving arising out of the incident on September 1 last in Kinsale in Co Cork.

An Australian tourist had to jump on the bonnet of a car as it accelerated into the wall of a pub, knocking debris over another tourist seated inside.

Bandon District Court heard that a retired architect, who lives just 100 yards from the bar, had been trying to move his vehicle while he was over the drink-drive limit, hitting two cars and then mistaking the accelerator for the brake, sending the car into the wall of the pub.