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Case No. 1304Possession of controlled drugs (cocaine), driving offences (phone use, no lights, learner driving unaccompanied) · Co. Limerick · 14 Jul 2025

Limerick learner driver arrested for cocaine and cash after phone-driving stop

A man was stopped by Gardaí on Ballinaculla Road in Dooradoyle, Limerick, on the night of 14 July 2025 for using a phone while driving with no lights on. Officers found cocaine, baggies for supplying the drugs, and €1,000 in cash in the car, and learned the driver was a learner driving unaccompanied. The man was arrested and the car was seized. A court date was set for him following the incident.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested16 Jul
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The driver was using a phone while driving with no lights on.
  • Cocaine, baggies for supplying the drugs, and €1,000 in cash were found in the car.
  • The driver was a learner driving unaccompanied.
Where
The stop occurred on Ballinaculla Road in Dooradoyle, Limerick.
When
The stop occurred on the night of 14 July 2025.
Investigation
The man was arrested and the car was seized.
In court
A court date was set for the driver.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was using a phone while driving (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe car had no lights on (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCocaine was found in the car (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatBaggies for supplying the drugs were found (irishmirror.ie)
  • what€1,000 in cash was found in the car (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver was a learner driving unaccompanied (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe motorist was stopped on Ballinaculla Road in Dooradoyle, Limerick (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe stop occurred on the night of 14 July 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtA court date was set for the driver (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jul2025
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai pull driver for using phone behind wheel only to find cocaine and cash

    Garda social media post detailing the stop, the drugs and cash found, the arrest, and the revelation that the driver was a learner driving unaccompanied.

    suspect, male