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Case No. 12714Driving without insurance and no licence · Co. Donegal · 10 Aug 2024

Derry man convicted of driving uninsured and unlicensed after car abandoned at Dunree Fort

Cahir Duddy, 22, of Derry, was convicted in absentia at Buncrana District Court of driving without insurance and a licence after his Northern-registered red Audi A4 was found abandoned off the road at Dunree Fort, Buncrana, in August 2024. He was fined €600 and disqualified from driving for two years.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced12 Sep
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Northern-registered red Audi A4 was found off the road in a grass verge at Dunree Fort, Linsfort, Buncrana (donegallive.ie)
  • whatTwo males were observed attempting to pull the vehicle out of the grass verge hours after the initial report (donegallive.ie)
  • whatCahir Duddy admitted he had been driving the vehicle the previous night (donegallive.ie)
  • whatCahir Duddy failed to produce proof of insurance and his driving licence within ten days (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe abandoned vehicle was reported on Saturday, August 10, 2024 (donegallive.ie)
  • causeThe handbrake had failed and the car slid off the road into the grass verge (donegallive.ie)
  • courtCahir Duddy did not appear in court to answer the charges (donegallive.ie)
  • courtJudge Deirdre Gearty ruled the case could proceed after being shown proof of proper service by registered post (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge fined Cahir Duddy a total of €600, including €350 for driving without insurance and €250 for having no licence (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceCahir Duddy was disqualified from driving for two years (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceHe was given a five-month deadline to pay the €600 in fines (donegallive.ie)
  • otherCahir Duddy has no previous convictions (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Sep2025
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, first report
    Abandoned Audi A4 at Dunree Fort leads gardai to discover that driver wasn’t insured

    Court report of the conviction and sentence; details the discovery of the abandoned car, the Garda's evidence, and the judge's ruling in the defendant's absence.

    convicted, Cahir Duddy, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cahir Duddy