Mercedes-Bent: Stranded at the gates of Leinster House

Updated at 10.32pm

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THIS MERCEDES DRIVER got their car stuck near the pedestrian plinth while trying to drive out the gates of Leinster House this afternoon.

The driver had obviously been privy to the time Mary Mitchell O’Connor drove down the steps of the Dáil and they decided to leg it before they could be snapped.

It isn’t the first time a driver made a bad decision while trying to drive onto Kildare Street and it probably won’t be the last.

Here’s a reminder of Mary Mitchell O’Connor’s incident:

(RTÉ News)

This article was originally posted at 4.19pm