Two men jailed for driving over bonnet of garda car during crime spree in Cork and Kerry

The two were jailed by Judge Helen Boyle for a total of five years with the last six months suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court

Regarding the ramming of the garda car the judge said: 'It showed a complete disregard for life and limb. To be engaged in conduct you were in it is fortunate you did not kill or seriously injure someone. You could have been here on a manslaughter charge.' File picture: Larry Cummins

A garda car was rammed with a stolen car outside a restaurant and it then swung around and drove at the patrol car again, literally driving over the bonnet putting it out of action on the occasion.

In a spree of offences they also carried out a robbery of a shop at Belgooley, County Cork – an offence that was described as terrifying. The judge added that it must have been terrifying for staff and customers at the shop to see two masked raiders arriving – one of them carrying a knife.