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Case No. 13832Drug driving · Co. Kilkenny · 4 May 2025

Learner permit holder arrested on Kilkenny ring road after failing oral fluid test

A man holding a learner permit was stopped by the Roads Policing Unit on the ring road in Kilkenny on Sunday night, 4 May 2025. He failed an oral fluid test, positive for cannabis and cocaine, and told gardaí he had drunk a naggin of vodka. He was arrested and his car was seized, and he is now bound for court.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested5 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man holding a learner permit was stopped by the Roads Policing Unit.
Where
The stop took place on the ring road in Kilkenny.
When
The stop took place on Sunday night, 4 May 2025.
Investigation
  • The driver failed an oral fluid test and was positive for cannabis and cocaine.
  • The driver was arrested and the car was seized.
Other details
  • The driver told gardaí he had drunk a naggin of vodka.
  • Gardaí said the incident is not the same as a 181km/h speeding detection on the N25 in case 13826.
In court
The driver is bound for court.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe driver was stopped on the ring road in Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe stop took place on Sunday night, 4 May 2025. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe driver failed an oral fluid test and was positive for cannabis and cocaine. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe driver is bound for the courts. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe driver told gardaí he had drunk a naggin of vodka. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 May2025
    Arrestedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Experienced gardaí 'stunned' by shocking behaviour of motorist in Kilkenny

    Gardaí said the driver also admitted drinking a naggin of vodka, and the car was seized. The driver is bound for court. The incident is not the same as the 181km/h speeding detection on the N25 in case 13826.

    suspect, male