Application to strike out 'stolen cherry picker' case refused by Cork court

Another application was made to strike out the case against a teenager charged with allowing himself to be carried in a stolen cherry-picker, which was driven through Cork city on November 2, but the district court judge refused this.

Judge Mary Dorgan remanded the young man in continuing custody until April 23 to allow further time for DPP directions to be obtained, following complaints on the defendant’s behalf by barrister Carmel Goggin.

Patrick Costin, 18, of Cork Simon Community, is also charged with causing damage to a bollard at Oliver Plunkett Street arising out of his alleged part in the escapade — videos of which were widely shared on social media.

Garda Paul McCarthy said that at 8.20pm on Sunday, November 2, 2025, gardaí responded to a report of a theft of a scissor-lift that was about to be collected and removed from St Patrick’s Quay.

He said keys were not in the ignition, but in one of the compartments of the cage so that it could be collected.

“It is alleged that on the quay and on roads and pedestrian footpaths along the centre of Cork city there was dangerous driving,” 

said Garda McCarthy.

“This incident occurred at a time when both road and pedestrian traffic in the city centre was very busy and the incident was captured on mobile phone cameras and shared across social media platforms by multiple witnesses at different parts of the route.

"The scissor-lift was brought to a stop by gardaí on South Gate Bridge where arrests were made.”