A man who went on a drug and alcohol binge after a woman told him she was pregnant with his child has been jailed for 13 months for car theft. A man who went on a drug and alcohol binge after a woman told him she was pregnant with his child has been jailed for 13 months for car theft. Dublin man went on drug and alcohol binge after being told he was going to be a father and stole two cars, court hearsSean Dowdall (23) of Rutland Grove, Dublin was “off his head” on drugs when he stole a taxi driver's car and crashed it into a lamp post shortly afterwards, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard. Mr Clarke said that Dowdall went on a binge of alcohol and drug use and stole two cars over two days. After his arrest Dowdall told gardaí that he had been drinking and taking drugs nearby.

Source: Irish Independent November 16, 2017 18:00 UTC