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Case No. 22366Driving offences (driving while disqualified; no insurance; no driving licence) · Co. Longford · 28 Dec 2022

Bulgarian man fined and banned for driving while disqualified in Granard

Dani Demirev, 24, a Bulgarian man from Cavan, was fined €350 and banned from driving for six years at Longford District Court for driving without a licence or insurance on two consecutive days in December 2022 at Main Street, Granard, while subject to a two-year disqualification.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced15 Feb
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Key facts

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15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe driving offences occurred at Main Street, Granard (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe defendant drove on December 28 and 29, 2022 (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe defendant was first stopped by a patrol officer at 11:37am on December 28 (longfordleader.ie)
  • causeThe defendant borrowed his father's car to take his ill child to the doctor (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationA subsequent check showed the defendant was disqualified (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationThe following day the defendant was arrested and charged after failing to produce documentation (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeThe defendant was charged with driving without a driver's licence or insurance (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Longford District Court before Judge Bernadette Owens (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was fined €350 (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was banned from driving for six years (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant has three previous convictions (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant works in the mushroom industry in the North Longford area (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant had been disqualified for two years at a previous court sitting (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized by the Gardaí on the day (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant has lived in Ireland for the last two years (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Feb2023
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Defendant ‘got the fright of his life’-Longford Gardaí arrest disqualified driver at wheel of car on consecutive days

    Sentencing details: €350 fine and six-year driving ban; background on the defendant's circumstances including language barrier, poor financial circumstances, and borrowing his father's car to take an ill child to the doctor.

    convicted, Dani Demirev, 24, male, Bulgarian, named, non-irishDani Demirev