A garda jeep was rammed at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Cork city this afternoon before a car sped off and its occupants fled. A high-powered Saab with false registration plates was found abandoned a short time later. The incident occurred on the Old Mallow Rd at around 3.30pm when members of the armed Regional Support Unit were manning a checkpoint on the Old Mallow Rd, close to the city. A Saab approached, rammed the garda jeep, did a u-turn and sped off. The Saab was found a short time later abandoned in the Ballinahina area.

Source: Irish Examiner May 11, 2018 20:37 UTC