Saturday 31 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. 19516Drug driving · Co. Kilkenny

Man arrested for drug driving in Thomastown district, Co Kilkenny

A man was arrested after gardaí on patrol in the Thomastown district of Co Kilkenny stopped his car for erratic driving. Gardaí found the front tyres to be bald, the driver tested positive for methamphetamine, and the man was found to be in possession of cannabis and to have a live bench warrant. The car was seized. The latest reported development is that the man was due to appear in court on the morning of 13 October 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested13 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man was arrested for drug driving.
  • The man was found to be in possession of cannabis.
  • The man had a live bench warrant.
Where
Gardaí stopped the car in the Thomastown district of Kilkenny.
When
The report was published on 13 October 2023, and the date of the stop is not given.
Cause
Gardaí on patrol stopped the car after noticing the driver driving erratically.
Investigation
  • The front tyres of the car were found to be bald.
  • The driver tested positive for methamphetamine.
Other details
The car was seized.
In court
The man was due to appear in court on the morning of 13 October 2023.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was found to be in possession of cannabis and had a live bench warrant. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereGardaí stopped the car in the Thomastown district of Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe driver was caught driving erratically. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe front tyres were found to be bald and the driver tested positive for methamphetamine. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe arrested man was due to appear in court on the morning of 13 October. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 13 Oct2023
    Arrestedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny gardaí catch man on meth driving erratically in car with bald tyres

    Original report of the arrest. No existing case matches this incident. The article gives no date for the stop, only the publication date of 13 October 2023.

    suspect, male