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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 12972Speeding (96 km/h in a 60 km/h zone) · Co. Kildare · 6 Aug 2023

Irish-speaking driver acquitted of speeding charge at Naas District Court

John Patrick Dunphy, 53, of Blackrock, Dublin, was found not guilty at Naas District Court of driving at 96 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Kilmead, near Athy, on 6 August 2023, after arguing the location was incorrectly identified as Kilmead rather than Youngstown.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Acquitted8 Aug
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe defendant was detected driving at 96 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe defendant argued the location should have been referred to as Youngstown rather than Kilmead. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe defendant handed a map into court as evidence. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe defendant was stopped at Kilmead, near Athy. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 6 August 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe speed checkpoint was operating shortly after 3pm. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGarda Kevin Byrne issued a fixed charge notice. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe mobile device used by the garda is calibrated using GPS technology. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe hearing was conducted in Irish and translated into English for the court. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe defendant questioned the garda in Irish via an Irish-speaking translator. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtJudge Desmond Zaidan noted that both townlands shared a common border. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe defendant was found not guilty. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge noted that while GPS technology is good, there can be errors. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Aug2025
    Acquittedkildarenow.com, first report
    Irish speaking driver wins his speeding case in Kildare court

    The hearing was conducted in Irish and translated into English. The defendant argued via an Irish-speaking translator that the location was Youngstown, not Kilmead, and submitted a map as evidence. Judge Desmond Zaidan noted both townlands shared a common border and that GPS technology, while generally good, can produce errors.

    accused, John Patrick Dunphy, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Patrick Dunphy