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Case No. 15187Drug driving and driving without insurance · Co. Limerick · 27 Nov 2024

Driver banned for five years after cocaine test at Newcastle West court

Robbie Flynn, a man from Rathkeale, Co Limerick, was stopped by gardaí on 27 November 2024. The court heard that swabs and blood samples taken from him tested positive for cocaine, and he was also prosecuted for driving without insurance on the same date. On 16 December 2024, at Newcastle West District Court, he pleaded guilty to the drug driving offence and was banned from driving for five years, fined a total of €1,000, and given a two-month prison sentence suspended for two years.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced16 Dec
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Robbie Flynn of Rathkeale, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to drug driving.
  • Flynn was also prosecuted for driving without insurance.
Where
The case was heard at Newcastle West District Court, County Limerick.
When
Gardaí stopped Flynn on 27 November 2024.
Investigation
Swabs of his saliva and blood samples tested positive for cocaine.
Charges
The no-insurance prosecution concerned the same date as the drug driving stop.
In court
  • Judge Carol Anne Coolican heard that Flynn had four previous driving convictions dating back to 2015.
  • A solicitor for Flynn said he lives with his mother and was driving her car on the night he was stopped.
Sentence
  • Flynn was disqualified from driving for one year for drug driving and a further four years for driving without insurance, a total of five years.
  • Flynn was fined a total of €1,000.
  • A two-month prison sentence was suspended for two years.
Other details
The reported case concerns a different Robbie Flynn from the Mountmellick drugs case, existing case 14202.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whenFlynn was stopped by gardaí on 27 November. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationSwabs and blood samples taken from Flynn tested positive for cocaine. (limerickpost.ie)
  • chargeFlynn was also prosecuted for driving without insurance on the same date. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtThe judge heard Flynn had four previous convictions for driving offences dating back to 2015. (limerickpost.ie)
  • sentenceFlynn was disqualified from driving for a year for drug driving and fined a total of €1,000. (limerickpost.ie)
  • sentenceFlynn was disqualified for a further four years for driving with no insurance. (limerickpost.ie)
  • sentenceThe two-month prison sentence was suspended for two years. (limerickpost.ie)
  • otherRobbie Flynn of Rathkeale, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to the offence. (limerickpost.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Dec2024
    Sentencedlimerickpost.ie, first report
    Cocaine driver put off road for five years

    Reports the court outcome of a drug driving and no-insurance case: a five-year driving ban, a €1,000 fine and a suspended two-month sentence. This is a different Robbie Flynn from the Mountmellick drugs case in existing case 14202.

    convicted, Robbie Flynn, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robbie Flynn