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

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19047Road traffic offences · Co. Kildare

Learner driver caught speeding at Blackchurch, car seized

Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped a car at Blackchurch, County Kildare, after gardaí found it travelling at 132kph in a 100kph area during speed checks. The exact date of the stop is not given. The driver was an unaccompanied learner with no L-plates and no insurance, and no name, age, sex or nationality is given. A Garda Traffic post on X, reported by Kildare Now on 24 November 2023, said the car was seized and court would follow, and no court date or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported24 Nov
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A car was found travelling at 132kph in a 100kph area.
Where
The car was stopped by gardaí at Blackchurch, County Kildare.
When
The date of the stop is not given; the Garda Traffic post was reported by Kildare Now on 24 November 2023.
Cause
The driver was stopped for speeding.
Investigation
Naas Roads Policing Unit was carrying out speed checks at Blackchurch when the car was stopped.
Other details
  • The driver was an unaccompanied learner with no L-plates and no insurance.
  • No name, age, sex or nationality of the driver is given in the sources.
In court
The car was seized and court is to follow, according to a Garda Traffic post on X.
Charges
No charge against the driver is reported in the sources.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car was found travelling at 132kph in a 100kph area. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe driver was caught speeding by gardaí in Blackchurch. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationNaas Roads Policing Unit were carrying out speed checks at Blackchurch. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe car was seized and court is to follow. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe driver was an unaccompanied learner with no L-plates and no insurance. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 24 Nov2023
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    Car seized from unaccompanied Learner driver who was caught speeding by Kildare gardaí in Blackchurch

    Reports a Garda Traffic X post about one stop at Blackchurch. The post says the car was seized and court is to follow. The article gives no date for the stop.

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