Ireland Man fined for speeding at 136km/h on Letterkenny dual carriageway
Ciaran Dempsey, a 49-year-old man of Finaghy Road North, Belfast, was charged on July 23, 2024, in relation to speeding after a blue Audi was detected at 136km/h at a speed checkpoint at Drumgreggan, Letterkenny, on a road with a 100km/h limit. A fixed charge penalty notice was issued but remained unpaid, and Dempsey was not present when Letterkenny District Court heard the case, where Judge Éiteáin Cunningham found the facts proven in his absence. Reported on May 19, 2025, the court fined Dempsey €350 and gave him five months to pay, which is the latest development.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced19 May
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A blue Audi was detected travelling at 136km/h.
- Where
- A speed checkpoint was operated at Drumgreggan, Letterkenny.
- The road is a dual carriageway outside Letterkenny with a 100km/h speed limit.
- When
- The offence was dated July 23, 2024.
- Cause
- The offence was speeding.
- Charges
- Ciaran Dempsey was charged in relation to the offence on July 23, 2024.
- Investigation
- Garda Barry Gallagher of the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit told the court he detected the car at the checkpoint.
- A fixed charge penalty notice was issued but remained unpaid.
- In court
- Dempsey was not before Letterkenny District Court when his case was heard.
- Dempsey did not instruct a solicitor, and Judge Éiteáin Cunningham found the facts proven in his absence.
- Sentence
- Dempsey was fined €350 and given five months to pay.
- Other details
- Dempsey is 49 years old, lives in Belfast, and has no previous convictions.
9 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA blue Audi was detected travelling at 136km/h. (donegallive.ie)
- whereA speed checkpoint was operated at Drumgreggan, Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
- whenDempsey was charged in relation to the offence on July 23, 2024. (donegallive.ie)
- investigationA fixed charge penalty notice was issued but remained unpaid. (donegallive.ie)
- courtDempsey was not before Letterkenny District Court when his case was heard. (donegallive.ie)
- courtDempsey did not instruct a solicitor and Judge Éiteáin Cunningham found the facts proven in his absence. (donegallive.ie)
- sentenceDempsey was fined €350 and given five months to pay. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe road is a dual carriageway outside Letterkenny with a 100km/h speed limit. (donegallive.ie)
- otherDempsey has no previous convictions. (donegallive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 May2025Man caught driving at 136km/h on Donegal road is fined in court
Reports the court outcome: Dempsey, not present, was fined €350 and given five months to pay after an FCPN went unpaid. Gives the Belfast address, the 100km/h limit and that he has no previous convictions.
convicted, Ciaran Dempsey, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Dempsey