Man drove off at speed from Youghal gardaí during time when group 'treated him as a patsy'

The man has been handed a lengthy driving ban after pleading guilty to dangerous driving

Youghal District Court heard that when gardaí attempted to pull the defendant over he 'drove off at speed' in the opposite direction. File picture: Denis Minihane

A man who drove off from gardaí at speed in East Cork has been handed a lengthy driving disqualification after pleading guilty to dangerous driving at a recent sitting of Youghal District Court. 

Jack Sweetnam, aged 23 of Ardsallagh, Co Waterford, pleaded guilty to multiple charges relating to three separate incidents that occurred in Youghal, Co Cork, in March and April of 2025.