Ireland Kildare woman given peace bond and driving ban over 2021 offences against gardaí
In 2021 a woman in her 30s was caught driving while drunk in County Kildare, and gardaí said she then could not or would not provide a sample for analysis. In a second incident in Kildare, gardaí said she resisted arrest, assaulted officers including a Garda Sergeant, and was found with two children being neglected in her car. Her case was heard at Naas District Court on Thursday 23 November 2023, where her solicitor said she has remained alcohol free since 2021. The judge said he would impose a €500 peace bond for two years and a four-year driving ban for the refusal offence, and kildarenow.com reported the hearing on 4 December 2023.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A woman in her 30s, who cannot be identified due to reporting restrictions, was the subject of offences committed in 2021.
- The offences included refusing to provide a sample, assault on gardaí and child neglect.
- Gardaí said she was unable to provide a sample for analysis three times, while the key facts describe an outright refusal.
- Gardaí said she tried to resist arrest and punched a garda twice after freeing one hand from her handcuffs.
- Gardaí said she assaulted a Garda Sergeant, spat in their face and grabbed the officer and slammed their head into a wall several times.
- Gardaí said they found her two children being neglected in her car.
- When
- The offences took place in 2021, and the exact dates are not given.
- Where
- In the first incident she was caught driving while drunk in County Kildare.
- In the second incident gardaí said they found her banging on the door of a property in Kildare.
- Other details
- The officer required physiotherapy following the incident.
- The report was published by kildarenow.com on 4 December 2023.
- In court
- The case was heard at Naas District Court on Thursday 23 November 2023, with reporting restrictions imposed by Judge Desmond Zaidan.
- Her solicitor, Tim Kennelly, said she has remained alcohol free since 2021 and described her recovery from drugs and alcohol.
- Sentence
- The judge said he would impose a €500 peace bond for two years on the woman.
- The judge said he would impose a four-year driving ban on her for the refusal offence.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe woman committed two offences in 2021. (kildarenow.com)
- whatShe eventually outright refused to provide a sample to gardaí. (kildarenow.com)
- whatShe became violent towards gardaí and tried to resist arrest. (kildarenow.com)
- whatShe punched a garda twice after freeing one hand from her handcuffs. (kildarenow.com)
- whatGardaí found her two children being neglected in her car. (kildarenow.com)
- whatShe assaulted a Garda Sergeant and spat in their face. (kildarenow.com)
- whatShe grabbed the officer and slammed their head into a wall a few times. (kildarenow.com)
- whereIn the first incident she was caught driving while drunk in County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- whereIn the second incident gardaí found her banging on the door of a property in Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Naas District Court on Thursday, November 23. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge said he would impose a €500 peace bond for two years on the woman. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge said he would impose a four-year driving ban on her for the refusal offence. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe officer required physiotherapy following the incident. (kildarenow.com)
- otherHer solicitor said she has remained alcohol free since 2021. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
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Court report from Naas District Court on a hearing held on Thursday 23 November 2023, with the defence solicitor's mitigation and the judge's intended penalties. The offences occurred in 2021; the exact dates are not given.
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