Cork motorist carrying stash of drugs drove at garda trying to stop him at checkpoint 

Incident occurred at Castletownroche village in Co Cork and the car involved in the incident crashed and was found on its roof some distance away soon afterwards, court heard

Kieran Browne, 28, of Woodview Drive, Mallow, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to endangering the life of Garda Brian McCabe and a charge of having cannabis for sale or supply at the same time. File picture: Dan Linehan

A motorist carrying a stash of drugs drove at a member of An Garda Síochána trying to stop him from getting away and now he has been jailed for two years.

Judge Helen Boyle set the sentence at two years and six months but suspended the last six months at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.