Cork teenager who broke 5km lockdown limit to visit girlfriend told garda to 'go f*** yourself'

“You cannot behave like that – being a smart Alec,” Judge Kelleher said to the 19-year-old

The guard asked Jake O’Donoghue had he a reasonable explanation for travelling further that five kilometres on the night. File photo: Larry Cummins

A teenager was challenged by a garda about the “essential journey” that took him beyond the five-kilometre limit during a Covid lockdown and he said it was to visit his girlfriend.

Matters got worse for Jake O’Donoghue of Leesdale, Model Farm Road, Cork, when he engaged further with Garda Colm Aherne.