10 months for man who stole Mercedes car after drinking eight pints

A Mercedes was snatched from a garage in Cork city by a man who was after drinking eight pints of beer and yesterday he was jailed for 10 months.
Abukar Farah, aged 30, who was living in an apartment at Charlemont Terrace, Wellington Road, Cork, was sentenced by Judge Olann Kelleher at Cork District Court after he pleaded guilty to charges of drink driving, dangerous driving and related counts of having no insurance.