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Case No. 13551Dangerous driving · Co. Kilkenny · 2 Jun 2025

Driver charged after evading garda checkpoint at Templemartin, Kilkenny

On Monday 2 June 2025, gardaí running a checkpoint on the link road to the M9 at Templemartin, Kilkenny, saw a silver 12-registered Golf pulling in. The driver, a woman whose name, age and nationality were not given, then refused to stop and drove towards traffic exiting the motorway, and the reported reason was that the car had no valid insurance, NCT or tax. She was arrested and later charged with dangerous driving, and gardaí appealed for dash-cam footage of the car driving on the wrong side of the road. The case is now before Kilkenny District Court, where the judge will decide on the consequences, and no sentence has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged3 Jun
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A woman driving a silver 12-registered Golf was seen pulling in at a garda checkpoint.
  • The car refused to stop and drove towards traffic exiting the motorway.
  • The suspect is a woman; her name, age and nationality were not given in the reports.
Where
The checkpoint was on the link road to the M9 at Templemartin, Kilkenny.
When
The incident happened on Monday afternoon, 2 June 2025.
Cause
The reported reason for the driver's reluctance to meet the checkpoint was that the car had no valid insurance, NCT or tax.
Investigation
Gardaí asked for dash-cam footage of the car driving on the wrong side of the road.
Charges
The woman was arrested and later charged with dangerous driving.
In court
The case is before Kilkenny District Court, where the judge will decide on the consequences.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
Other details
The incident was reported by Kilkenny Live on 3 June 2025, and a separate drink-driving arrest the same afternoon is not part of this case.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA driver in a silver 12 registered Golf was seen pulling in at the checkpoint. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe car refused to stop and drove towards traffic exiting the motorway. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe checkpoint was on the link road to the M9 at Templemartin. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Monday afternoon. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe driver was reluctant to meet the checkpoint because she had no valid insurance, NCT or tax. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked for dash-cam footage of the car driving on the wrong side of the road. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeThe motorist was arrested and later charged. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe case is before Kilkenny District Court, where the judge will decide on the consequences. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 Jun2025
    Chargedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny gardaí forced to chase down driver who dodged checkpoint

    First report of this incident. Adds the checkpoint location, the vehicle, the lack of valid insurance, NCT and tax, the driving towards motorway traffic, the arrest and charge, and a dash-cam appeal. A separate drink-driving arrest the same afternoon is not part of this case.

    suspect, female