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

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 13593Driving without insurance and driving without a licence · Co. Longford

Motorist fined for driving without insurance or licence at Longford checkpoint

Slowomir Rogalski (51), a man from Granard, was stopped at a Garda checkpoint on the Ballinalee Road, Longford, at 8.30pm on a date not given in the reports, and was found driving with no insurance or licence. The vehicle was seized. On 22 April 2025 he pleaded guilty at Longford District Court, where the judge imposed a €450 fine with six months to pay and no disqualification. The sentence was reported on 1 June 2025.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced30 May
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Slowomir Rogalski, a 51-year-old man, was caught driving with no insurance or licence.
Where
Gardaí stopped the driver at a checkpoint on the Ballinalee Road, Longford.
When
The stop was at 8.30pm, but the reports do not give the date.
Investigation
The vehicle was seized after the stop.
Charges
He was charged with driving without insurance and driving without a licence.
In court
He pleaded guilty at Longford District Court on 22 April 2025.
Sentence
  • The judge imposed a €450 fine with six months to pay.
  • He avoided a disqualification.
Other details
  • He had no previous convictions.
  • His solicitor said he held a licence in Poland 20 years ago.
  • Sergeant Mark Mahon gave the Garda account of the checkpoint stop.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe motorist was caught driving with no insurance or licence. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereGardaí stopped the driver at a checkpoint on the Ballinalee Road, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was seized. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe defendant pleaded guilty at Longford District Court. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a €450 fine with six months to pay. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant avoided a disqualification. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant had no previous convictions. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherHis solicitor said he had a licence in Poland 20 years ago. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 May2025
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Motorist who was stopped at Longford Garda checkpoint had no insurance or licence

    Court report on a guilty plea and €450 fine. The stop was at a Garda checkpoint on the Ballinalee Road, Longford; the article gives no date for the stop, only the plea date of 22 April 2025.

    convicted, Slowomir Rogalski, 51, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Slowomir Rogalski