Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 8655Speeding · Co. Limerick

Limerick man convicted of speeding and fined €150

Mark Thomas O'Brien, a 22-year-old man with an address at Ballyhomin, Askeaton, was caught driving 108km in a 100km zone in Limerick at 5am, eight kilometres over the limit; the incident date is not given. He appeared before Newcastle West District Court for a speeding offence, where Judge Carol Anne Coolican convicted him and he accepted that there would be a conviction and penalty points. The latest development, reported on 10 July 2026, is that he was fined €150 and given 12 months to pay.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced10 Jul
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man was caught driving 108km in a 100km zone, eight kilometres over the limit.
Where
The speeding offence happened in a 100km zone in Limerick.
When
  • The man was caught speeding at 5am.
  • The date of the incident is not given.
Other details
  • The man, Mark Thomas O'Brien, has an address at Ballyhomin, Askeaton.
  • He accepts that there will be a conviction and associated penalty points.
  • He was driving a work vehicle and had been working a 12-hour shift.
  • He has one dependant child under the age of two, and his partner is not working.
  • The Limerick Leader reported the court case on 10 July 2026.
In court
  • Mark Thomas O'Brien appeared before Newcastle West District Court for a speeding offence.
  • Judge Carol Anne Coolican convicted him of speeding.
Sentence
He was fined €150 and given 12 months to pay.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was caught driving eight kilometres over the speed limit. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe man was caught driving 108km in a 100km zone. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe man was caught speeding in a 100km zone in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe man has an address at Ballyhomin, Askeaton. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe man was caught speeding at 5am. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtJudge Carol Anne Coolican convicted the man of speeding. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was fined €150 and given 12 months to pay. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man was driving a work vehicle at the time. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man had been working a 12-hour shift. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man has one dependant child under the age of two and his partner is not working. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man accepts that there will be a conviction and associated penalty points. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Jul2026
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Limerick man convicted for driving less than 10km over the speed limit

    Court report on the conviction and fine of a man caught speeding in a 100km zone in Limerick; no earlier coverage of this case is in the list.

    convicted, Mark Thomas O'Brien, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark Thomas O'Brien