Gardai rescued a number of children from a speeding van after an hour-long pursuit across Cork.
Three Garda vehicles were rammed and extensively damaged and officers faced extreme threats to their safety during the serious operation on Wednesday night. The pursuit that started on the M8 outside Fermoy and ended in Cork city an hour later.
The vehicle was seen speeding along roads and in and out of estates in the Mahon and Carrs Hill area and the pursuit was witnessed by hundreds of people. Gardai had to use a stinger device to eventually stop the car on the way to Carrigaline, CorkBeo reports.