Ireland Motorist fined for driving HGV without insurance in Louth
On 6 August 2021, Martin Murphy, a 40-year-old man, was caught driving a HGV without insurance at a Road Safety Authority checkpoint on the N33 at Richardstown, Ardee, County Louth. A garda told the court that he had no identification at the roadside, so he was arrested and taken to Dundalk Garda Station, where he showed ID on his mobile phone and said he held only a car licence. He was charged with driving without the appropriate licence and not using tachograph recording equipment. The latest development is that at Dundalk District Court he was fined €300 for having no insurance and was not disqualified, with the other charges marked taken into consideration, as reported in May 2023.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced19 May
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Martin Murphy, a 40-year-old man, was caught driving a HGV without insurance at a Road Safety Authority checkpoint.
- Where
- The offence took place on the N33 at Richardstown, Ardee, County Louth.
- The article gives his address as Glebe Park, Mullaghbawn, and describes him as a south Armagh man.
- When
- The offences took place on 6 August 2021.
- The court outcome was reported with a date stamp of 19 May 2023 and a byline date of 21 May 2023.
- Investigation
- A garda told the court that he had no identification at the roadside, so he was arrested and taken to Dundalk Garda Station.
- At the station he produced identification through his mobile phone and confirmed he only had a licence to drive a car.
- Charges
- He was charged with driving without the appropriate driving licence.
- He was charged with not using tachograph recording equipment.
- In court
- He was fined at Dundalk District Court.
- Sentence
- Judge Eirinn McKiernan imposed a €300 fine for the no insurance offence, did not disqualify him from driving, and marked the other matters taken into consideration.
- Other details
- He said he was moving clay from a site and that driving the HGV was a last-minute request.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man was caught driving a HGV without insurance at a Road Safety Authority checkpoint. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe offence took place on the N33 at Richardstown, Ardee. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe offences took place on 6 August 2021. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationA garda told the court that the man had no ID on him at the roadside and was arrested and taken to Dundalk Garda Station. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationAt the station he produced identification through his mobile phone and confirmed he only had a licence to drive a car. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with driving without the appropriate driving licence. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with not using tachograph recording equipment. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtHe was fined at Dundalk District Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceJudge Eirinn McKiernan imposed a €300 fine for the no insurance offence and did not disqualify him from driving. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe other matters were marked taken into consideration. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherHe said he was moving clay from a site and that driving the HGV was a last minute request. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 May2023Dundalk court: Motorist fined for no insurance
Reports the court outcome: a €300 fine at Dundalk District Court for no insurance, with the driving licence and tachograph charges marked taken into consideration. The offences date from 6 August 2021. No existing case matches.
convicted, Martin Murphy, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Murphy