Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15844Speeding · Co. Kildare

Man fined €120 after claiming he lost his payment PIN

A man pleaded guilty to a minor speeding offence in Kildare. At Naas District Court on Thursday, 10 October 2024, his solicitor, Seamus Boyle, said he had lost the PIN needed to pay the fine, and Judge Zaidan said he had heard all the excuses but that the lost PIN went to mitigation and did not change the guilty finding. Kildare Now reported the hearing. The latest development was the judge fining the man €120 and giving him three months to pay.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced11 Oct
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man pleaded guilty to a minor speeding offence.
Where
The case was heard at Naas District Court, County Kildare.
When
The hearing took place on Thursday, 10 October 2024, and the incident date is not given.
Charges
The man pleaded guilty to a minor speeding offence.
In court
  • His solicitor, Seamus Boyle, told the judge the man had lost the PIN needed to access the fine payment and did not have the notification with him.
  • Judge Zaidan said he had heard all the excuses.
Other details
  • The judge said the lost PIN went to mitigation and did not change the guilty finding.
  • Kildare Now reported the case; the tracker dates the report 11 October 2024, while the article text gives publication as 12 October 2024.
Sentence
  • The judge fined the man €120.
  • The man was given three months to pay the fine.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • chargeThe defendant pleaded guilty to a minor speeding offence. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Naas District Court on Thursday, 10 October 2024. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge fined the man €120. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe man was given three months to pay the fine. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe defendant's solicitor said he had lost the PIN needed to pay the fine. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge said he had heard all the excuses. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge said the lost PIN went to mitigation and did not change the guilty finding. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Oct2024
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Man couldn’t pay fine because he ‘lost his PIN’, Kildare court told

    Reports the court hearing at Naas District Court on 10 October 2024, the guilty plea to a minor speeding offence, the lost-PIN explanation, and the €120 fine with three months to pay.

    convicted, male