Ireland Case No. 11799Drug driving · Co. Kildare · 28 Dec 2020
Kildare drug driving case struck out over five-year delay
A Dublin man, now 22, was prosecuted at Naas District Court over an alleged drug driving incident in north Kildare on 28 December 2020. The judge criticised the five-year delay and said he would reluctantly strike the matter out.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports10 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe defendant was alleged to have been driving under the influence of a drug. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe alleged incident took place at a location in north Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe alleged incident took place on 28 December 2020. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeHe was also alleged to have been driving without insurance at the time. (kildarenow.com)
- courtA Dublin man, now aged 22, was prosecuted at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
- courtA five-year delay in bringing the case to court was criticised by the sitting Kildare judge. (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Desmond Ziadan said the delay was not good enough. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe defendant was 17 at the time of the alleged offence, so he could not be identified in any media report. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe judge said the allegation was serious because drug driving can potentially kill. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe judge said he would reluctantly strike the matter out. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Dec2025Kildare judge criticises five year delay in bringing case to court
Reports the court outcome: the judge criticised the five-year delay in bringing the case to court and struck the matter out. The defendant was 17 at the time of the alleged offence.
accused, 22, male