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Case No. 4443Careless driving causing serious bodily harm · Co. Dublin · 25 May 2024

Learner driver jailed for eight months after colliding with child in Dublin

Dennis Dunne, 26, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to careless driving causing serious bodily harm to an eight-year-old boy in May 2024. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a sentence of eight months in prison.

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  6. Sentenced2 Dec
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Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDennis Dunne pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA man struck a child while driving as an uninsured and unaccompanied learner driver. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe collision happened on 25 May 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe driver claimed he had slowed for a speed ramp and the child ran out from his blind spot. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí identified Dunne as the driver the following day. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Nolan imposed a sentence of eight months in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe child required surgery for two bones fractured just above his ankle. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe driver left the scene without contacting emergency services. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherDunne was driving on a provisional licence with no insurance. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherDunne has prior convictions for driving as an unaccompanied driver and failing to show learner plates. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherDunne offered €3,000 in court as a token of remorse, which the family did not want to accept. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Dec2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Uninsured learner driver jailed for colliding with child

    Sentencing report: Dunne was jailed for eight months after pleading guilty. The article gives details of the child's injuries, the driver's account, the uninsured and unaccompanied learner driving, and the remorse offer of €3,000.

    convicted, Dennis Dunne, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dennis Dunnevictim, 8, male