Cork man whose house was struck by suspected stolen car believes he was minutes from death

Donal Connolly from Turner's Cross had entered his house just before the car crashed into his wall

The damage done by the suspected stolen car to a house in Cork City.

The man whose house was struck by a suspected stolen car in Cork City believes he was just minutes from death as he narrowly avoided the collision. 

Donal Connolly spoke of his shock after finding the crashed car resting on its roof in the drive of his house in the Turner’s Cross area of the city — close to the Taoiseach’s constituency office — on Tuesday night.