'I am looking for help': Lenient sentence for Corkman's 20th time driving without insurance

The judge sentenced Cremin to five months for drug-driving, with two months suspended for two years, and five months with two to be served for the no insurance charge, to be served consecutively, meaning five months in total. File picture

A man convicted of driving with no insurance for the 20th time has thanked the judge for the leniency of his five-month jail sentence, after outlining how he is finally turning his life around.

Dean Cremin had 117 previous convictions including 19 for driving with no insurance and six for driving while disqualified when he pleaded guilty to road traffic charges before Clonakilty District Court.