Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19399Drug driving; driving as an unaccompanied learner · Co. Kildare

Learner driver arrested for drug driving at checkpoint near Kildare-Dublin border

Gardaí arrested a learner driver at a checkpoint on Loughlinstown Road, near the Kildare-Dublin border, as reported on 23 October 2023; the incident date is not given. The Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped the car, and the driver was arrested after gardaí found they were an unaccompanied learner and that they had tested positive for drug driving and cocaine. The driver's name, age, sex and nationality are not given. The latest development is that proceedings are to follow, and no court date has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested23 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí arrested a learner driver who tested positive for drug driving.
Where
The stop was made at a checkpoint on Loughlinstown Road, near the Kildare-Dublin border.
When
The arrest was reported on 23 October 2023; the incident date is not given.
Investigation
The Naas Roads Policing Unit ran the checkpoint and stopped the car.
Cause
The driver was arrested after gardaí found they were driving unaccompanied as a learner.
Other details
  • The driver tested positive for cocaine.
  • The driver's name, age, sex and nationality are not given in the sources.
Charges
No charge is reported; the sources give only the arrest.
In court
Proceedings are to follow.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí arrested a learner driver who tested positive for drug driving. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe stop was made at a checkpoint on Loughlinstown Road run by the Naas Roads Policing Unit. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe driver was arrested after gardaí found they were an unaccompanied learner driver. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtProceedings are to follow. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe driver tested positive for cocaine. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Oct2023
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Gardaí arrest learner driver for drug-driving offence on road near Kildare-Dublin border

    Reports a single arrest of an unaccompanied learner driver who tested positive for cocaine at a Naas RPU checkpoint on Loughlinstown Road; no date, name, age, sex or nationality given.

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