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TWO men were ordered to pay €3,500 after a boy racer investigation in Killarney. They were identified after footage of their driving was posted on social media sites and got almost 250,000 hits on Facebook.

The men were caught doing doughnuts in their cars following a garda investigation into boy racing at the Rally of the Lakes in Killarney.

Both men pleaded guilty at the district court in Killarney for charges of careless driving, reports RTE.

Killarney hosts the Rally of the Lakes in April and May every year. A specific garda operation is put in place each year to control so-called boy racers.

Following this year’s Rally of the Lakes, footage was posted on Facebook showing crowds of people gathered near Moll's Gap outside Killarney to watch boy racers.

The footage showed two Toyota Corolla cars spinning around each other while a man stood in the centre of the road.

Gardaí in Killarney began an investigation and Garda Joe Sullivan tracked down the drivers of the two cars. Judge James O'Connor ordered both men to pay €3,500 each and to install devices in whatever vehicles they drive to limit their speed to a maximum of 100km/h, reported RTE.

He adjourned the case until November.

 
A still from the footage. Pic: RTE/Facebook