Judge brands Cork man convicted of drug-driving a 'slow learner'

A man convicted of drug-driving was put in a prison van for five minutes as a warning of what awaited him should he reoffend.

Judge James McNulty said he had noted on the last occasion that O'Donovan was "too clever by half and a slow learner". File Picture.

A judge yesterday asked that a man convicted of drug-driving be temporarily placed in a prison van before sentencing after he accused him of being a "slow learner" when it came to addressing his offending behaviour. 

Alex O'Donovan, a 23-year-old carpenter of 33 Woodberry, Greenfields, Ballincollig, Cork, had contested the charge of driving while under the influence of a drug near Clonakilty on January 19, 2020, and had been convicted when the case was last before Clonakilty District Court.