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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14678Driving while disqualified; drink driving · Co. Kilkenny

Disqualified driver arrested in Kilkenny after obtaining new licence by deception

Kilkenny gardaí from the Roads Policing Unit arrested a disqualified road user while on patrol locally in the week before the Kilkenny People article was published on 6 February 2025. The man was serving a six-year disqualification and had obtained a new licence by deception. He was arrested for driving while disqualified and for drink driving. No name, age or nationality is given in the reports. According to a Garda Facebook post quoted in the article, he later left the station on foot with a bundle of charge sheets, the latest development reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested6 Feb
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí arrested a disqualified road user in Kilkenny.
  • The driver was serving a six-year disqualification.
Where
The incident took place locally in County Kilkenny.
When
The arrest happened the week before the article was published on 6 February 2025; the exact date is not given.
Cause
The driver had obtained a new licence by deception.
Investigation
The arrest was made by the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit while on patrol.
Charges
The driver was arrested for driving while disqualified and for drink driving.
In court
No court appearance or sentence is reported in the articles.
Other details
  • The driver later left the station on foot with a bundle of charge sheets, according to a Garda Facebook post.
  • The driver's name, age and nationality are not given.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí arrested a disqualified road user. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe driver was serving a six-year disqualification. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place locally. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe arrest happened while gardaí were on patrol the week before the article was published. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe driver had obtained a new licence by deception. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeThe driver was arrested for drink driving as well. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe driver later left the station on foot with a bundle of charge sheets. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Feb2025
    Arrestedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny gardaí arrest 'chancer' driving on local road

    Reports a Roads Policing Unit arrest of a disqualified driver in Kilkenny, said to have happened the week before publication, and quotes a Garda Facebook post about the driver leaving the station with charge sheets. No exact date, name or age is given.

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