Ireland Driver suspected of drink driving fails to stop for Kilkenny gardaí
A driver suspected of drink driving failed to stop for Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit last weekend, and his uninsured Opel was seized under Section 109a of the Road Traffic Act. The same vehicle had been seized four months earlier at the same location by the same garda, after the driver insured it under another person's name to avoid ANPR detection.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested20 Oct
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports19 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe same vehicle was seized from the same driver for the second time in four months (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe driver had the vehicle insured under someone else's name (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe vehicle did not trigger the ANPR system (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe garda recognised the car and seized it again (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe vehicle returned to the compound (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe vehicle was seized by An Garda Síochána for the second time in four months. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe driver had insured the vehicle under another person's name. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatA driver suspected of drink driving failed to stop for Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit last weekend. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe car was an uninsured Opel. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe driver was stopped on the Dublin Road in Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe vehicle was seized after the driver was identified by a garda who recognised it from the previous incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe car was seized under Section 109a of the Road Traffic Act. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherGardaí referenced film sequels including Jaws and The Godfather in their social media post (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe garda joked that sequels are overrated (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe garda post stated the driver can attempt to explain why he believes a driving licence and insurance are optional. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe garda post added that sequels are overrated. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe vehicle was seized for the second time in four months. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe driver had insured the vehicle under another person's name to avoid the ANPR system. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe garda on duty recognised the vehicle from the previous incident and it was seized again. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Oct2026Driver suspected of drink driving fails to stop for Kilkenny gardaí
Reports the drink-driving incident and the second seizure of the same uninsured Opel within four months, noting the driver insured the car under another person's name to avoid ANPR.
suspect, male - 21 Oct2026Kilkenny gardaí seize same vehicle from driver for second time in four months
Adds detail that the ANPR system did not flag the vehicle because it was insured under another person's name, and that the garda personally recognised the vehicle from the earlier seizure.
suspect, male - 20 Oct2026Kilkenny garda seizes same car from same driver twice in four months
Adds that the driver had insured the vehicle under someone else's name so it did not trigger ANPR, and that the garda recognised the car personally. Gardaí shared the incident on social media with a film sequel joke.
suspect, male