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Case No. 11565Dangerous driving and failing to stop for gardaí · Co. Kilkenny · 7 Jan 2026

Driver flees gardaí after Urlingford stop and is later located in North Tipperary

A driver whose white Audi was stopped in Urlingford after an ANPR alert drove off at speed towards Thurles. Gardaí later located the suspect in North Tipperary, and the driver made full admissions and will face at least 10 summonses for dangerous driving.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged7 Jan
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver stopped initially, then drove off at speed as gardaí approached, towards Thurles. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatGardaí from Kilkenny encountered a white Audi driven by the suspect. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe driver stopped, then drove off as gardaí approached and headed towards Thurles at great speed. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereGardaí encountered the driver of a white Audi in Urlingford. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe driver was initially stopped in Urlingford. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe suspect was located in North Tipperary. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe encounter took place on Tuesday evening. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe stop happened on the evening before the article was published. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeGardaí moved to stop the car because of an ANPR activation. (kilkennypeople.ie, tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí stood down the chase because following the car was risky. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationA CCTV review followed, and the suspect was located in North Tipperary. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí reviewed CCTV footage to trace the car. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeThe driver will face at least 10 summonses for multiple counts of dangerous driving. (kilkennypeople.ie, tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe driver made full admissions. (kilkennypeople.ie, tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherGardaí stood down the pursuit because following the car was dangerous for other road users. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 9 Jan2026
    Chargedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    Driver caught in Tipperary making a break for it after failing to stay put for gardaí

    First report of the incident. Adds the stop location, the ANPR trigger, the vehicle type, the CCTV-led location of the driver, the admissions, and the planned dangerous driving summonses.

    suspect
  2. 7 Jan2026
    Chargedkilkennypeople.ie, follow-up
    Kilkenny gardaí have the last laugh after chase of dangerous driver abandoned

    Adds that gardaí called off the chase, CCTV located the suspect in North Tipperary, the driver made full admissions, and the article places the incident on Tuesday evening, the day before publication.

    suspect