Ireland Ger Nash seeks engineer's expert evidence in drink-driving case
Ger Nash, a 39-year-old man formerly of Fota Island, Co Cork, is alleged to have crashed his car into signage near a bridge at the Lakeview Roundabout in Midleton shortly after 3am on 6 November 2025. Gardaí arrested him on suspicion of an offence, and a breath test at Midleton Garda Station reportedly showed 52 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. He is facing charges of dangerous driving and drink driving, and in June garda evidence at Midleton District Court said he was unsteady on his feet. At a brief mention on 17 September 2026, which he did not attend in person, his defence raised the possibility of an engineer giving expert evidence and said there was no evidence of dangerous driving, and the judge adjourned the case to 8 October.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court17 Sep
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Ger Nash, 39, is alleged to have crashed his car into signage near a bridge in Midleton, Co Cork.
- Where
- The crash happened near the Lakeview Roundabout in Midleton.
- When
- Gardaí arrived at the scene shortly after 3am on 6 November 2025.
- Investigation
- A garda reported a strong smell of alcohol and bloodshot eyes.
- Gardaí arrested Nash on suspicion of committing an offence.
- An Evidenzer test at Midleton Garda Station reportedly showed 52 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
- Charges
- Nash is facing charges of dangerous driving and drink driving.
- In court
- In June, garda evidence at Midleton District Court said Nash was unsteady on his feet.
- Nash was not required to appear in person at Midleton District Court for a brief mention on 17 September 2026.
- The defence raised the possibility of an engineer giving expert evidence in written submissions, with no details given.
- The defence said there was no evidence of dangerous driving on the night.
- Judge Colm Roberts adjourned the case until 8 October to consider the written submissions.
- Other details
- Nash is a former Cork City FC manager and former Ipswich Town player who now lives in Sweden.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGer Nash crashed his car into signage near a bridge in Midleton. (rte.ie)
- whereThe crash happened near the Lakeview Roundabout in Midleton. (rte.ie)
- whenGardaí arrived at the scene shortly after 3am on 6 November 2025. (rte.ie)
- investigationA garda noted a strong smell of alcohol and bloodshot eyes. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested Nash on suspicion of committing an offence. (rte.ie)
- investigationAn Evidenzer test was conducted at Midleton Garda Station. (rte.ie)
- investigationNash was found to have 52 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. (rte.ie)
- chargeNash is facing a dangerous driving and drink driving case. (rte.ie)
- courtNash was not required to appear in person at Midleton District Court for the brief mention. (rte.ie)
- courtThe defence raised the possibility of an engineer giving expert evidence in written submissions. (rte.ie)
- courtThe defence said there was no evidence of dangerous driving on the night. (rte.ie)
- courtThe judge adjourned the case until 8 October. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Sep2026Nash requests engineer's evidence in drink-driving case
Court mention in which the defence raised the prospect of an engineer giving expert evidence. The article adds the adjournment to 8 October and the defence challenge to the witness evidence. It also gives the breath alcohol result and the garda evidence of the arrest.
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