Cork man serving suspended sentence crashed stolen car into wall while fleeing gardaí

The accused man was under a six-month suspended prison sentence for assault at the time of the latest offence in Youghal

Sentencing was adjourned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court until November 17, 2026.

A young man sped from gardaí in a stolen car in Youghal — only to crash into a wall at a housing estate in the area.

That was the scenario described by Garda Donnchadh Finnegan at Cork Circuit Criminal Court at the sentencing hearing for Roman Whelan, aged 21, of Cork Hill, Youghal, Co Cork.