Ireland Case No. 12640Driving without insurance and learner driver offences · Co. Offaly · 14 Jan 2025
66-year-old Tullamore woman banned from driving for two years
Pauline Donoghue, 66, of Coolnahiley, Tullamore, was convicted at Tullamore District Court of driving without insurance and learner driver offences after being stopped unaccompanied without L plates on the R420 at Cloncollig in January 2025. She was disqualified from driving for two years and fined €300.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced29 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatShe had no L plates displayed (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatShe was driving unaccompanied as a learner (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatShe was an uninsured learner driver (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe stop was on the R420 road at Cloncollig (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe stop occurred at 10am on 14 January 2025 (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtShe was convicted at Tullamore District Court (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtLegal aid was granted (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceShe was banned from driving for two years (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceShe was given 12 months to pay the fine (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherShe had a previous conviction in 2014 for driving without insurance and having no licence (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe judge noted it was her second conviction for driving without insurance (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherShe was on a widow's pension (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Oct2026Sixty-six-year-old Offaly learner driver banned for two years
Reports the court outcome: conviction, mandatory two-year driving ban, €300 fine with 12 months to pay, and details of the stop, prior 2014 conviction, and legal aid grant.
convicted, Pauline Donoghue, 66, female, named, irish (judged from name)Pauline Donoghue