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

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15815Driving without insurance · Co. Kilkenny

Motorist convicted over false South African driving licence at Kilkenny court

On Friday, February 17 last, at 11.30am, gardaí stopped a car driven by Emmanuel Ehikioya, a 29-year-old man, at the N77 Bonnetsrath in County Kilkenny, after noticing the car was not taxed. A search found cannabis worth €10, and Mr Ehikioya later admitted that the South African driving licence he produced was not real. He pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court to driving without insurance, not having a driving licence, using and having custody or control of a false instrument, and illegal possession of drugs. In October 2024 the judge fined him €101 for drugs possession, fined him €150 for the false instrument, disqualified him from driving for two years for driving without insurance, and took the other charges into consideration.

  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
Emmanuel Ehikioya, a 29-year-old man, was driving a car when gardaí stopped it.
Where
The vehicle was stopped at the N77 Bonnetsrath, County Kilkenny.
When
The vehicle was stopped on Friday, February 17 last, at 11.30am; the year is not given in the articles.
Cause
The garda noticed the car was not taxed.
Investigation
  • Mr Ehikioya produced a South African driving licence to the garda.
  • He later admitted the licence was not real; one version says he got it from a friend, and his own account says a man gave it to him after saying he could get insurance and that he had originally held a licence.
  • A search of the vehicle found cannabis worth €10.
  • The articles say no driving documents were produced, which conflicts with the licence he produced to the garda.
Other details
The vehicle was seized and taken to the garda station.
Charges
Mr Ehikioya pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, not having a driving licence, using a false instrument, having custody or control of a false instrument, and illegal possession of drugs.
In court
  • His solicitor, Ed Hughes, said his client is 29 and has lived in Ireland for four years.
  • The sentence was reported by Kilkenny People on 14 October 2024.
Sentence
  • The judge fined him €101 for illegal possession of drugs and imposed a €150 fine for having custody or control of a false instrument.
  • He was disqualified from driving for two years for driving without insurance, and the other charges were taken into consideration.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped at the N77 Bonnetsrath. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenGardaí stopped the vehicle on Friday, February 17 last, at 11.30am. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe garda noticed the car was not taxed. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationMr Ehikioya produced a South African driving licence to the garda. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationHe later admitted he got the licence from a friend and that it was not real. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationA search of the vehicle found cannabis worth €10. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, not having a driving licence, using a false instrument and having custody or control of a false instrument. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeHe also pleaded guilty to being in illegal possession of drugs. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtSolicitor Ed Hughes said his client is 29 and has been living in Ireland for four years. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe defendant said he originally had a Nigerian licence and was given a South African licence by a man who said he could get insurance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge convicted him of illegal possession of drugs and fined him €101. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceHe was disqualified from driving for two years for driving without insurance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceA fine of €150 was imposed for having custody or control of a false instrument, and the other charges were taken into consideration. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized and taken to the garda station. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherNo driving documents were produced. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Oct2024
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny Court - Motorist exchanged own driving licence for ‘fake’ licence

    First report of this case. The article gives the incident as Friday, February 17 last, without a year, so the incident date is left empty. It was stopped at the N77 Bonnetsrath and the court hearing was reported in October 2024.

    convicted, Emmanuel Ehikioya, 29, male, namedEmmanuel Ehikioya