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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20572Road traffic offence (cycling on motorway) · Co. Tipperary

Cyclist escorted off M7 motorway in Tipperary, prosecution commenced

Tipperary Live reported on 26 June 2023 that gardaí came across a cyclist travelling westbound in the hard shoulder of the M7 motorway in County Tipperary over the weekend. Tipperary Roads Policing, which was monitoring the motorway, escorted the cyclist off it for their safety. A prosecution has commenced. The cyclist's name, age, sex and nationality are not given, and no court date or sentence has been reported, so the latest development is that a prosecution has commenced.

  1. Reported
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí came across a cyclist on the M7 motorway in County Tipperary.
Where
The cyclist was travelling westbound in the hard shoulder of the M7 motorway.
When
  • The incident happened over a weekend, and the report was published on 26 June 2023.
  • The article gives no exact date for the incident, only 'over the weekend'.
Investigation
  • Tipperary Roads Policing was monitoring the M7 motorway over the weekend.
  • For the cyclist's safety, gardaí escorted them off the motorway.
Charges
A prosecution has commenced.
Other details
  • The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the cyclist.
  • Tipperary gardaí warned the public not to cycle on the motorway.
  • The report was published by tipperarylive.ie.
In court
No court details are reported.
Sentence
No sentence is reported.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí came across a cyclist on the M7 motorway. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe cyclist was travelling westbound in the hard shoulder of the M7 motorway. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenTipperary Roads Policing was monitoring the motorway over the weekend. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe cyclist was escorted off the motorway by gardaí for their safety. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeA prosecution has commenced. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Jun2023
    Othertipperarylive.ie, first report
    Ah lad! Cyclist escorted off Tipperary motorway by gardaí for their safety

    First report of the incident. The article gives no exact date, only 'over the weekend', and no name, age, sex or nationality for the cyclist.

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