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Case No. 23395Driving with no insurance; driving with no NCT; driving while disqualified · Co. Offaly · 10 Dec 2021

Offaly man sentenced for driving with no insurance, NCT and while disqualified

Ian Dunne, 35, of Daingean, County Offaly, was sentenced at Tullamore Circuit Court for driving with no insurance or NCT and while disqualified on 10 December 2021. Judge Andrew Cody imposed a six-month prison sentence suspended for five years, an eight-year driving disqualification and a €300 fine.

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

consolidated from all reports
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatHe was driving with no insurance or NCT. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatHe elected to produce documents at Tullamore Garda Station but failed to do so. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereHe was stopped on Main Street, Daingean. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 10 December 2021 at 1.45am. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Andrew Cody imposed a six-month sentence suspended for five years. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceHe was disqualified from driving for eight years. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceHe was fined €300 for driving without a driving licence. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHe had two previous convictions for driving with no insurance. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHe had been disqualified from driving on 2 June 2021. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHis solicitor said he was a 35-year-old man with four children. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHe was trying to do a job on a friend's car and had driven it a short distance to see if it was working properly. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHe had been a mechanic before his current job. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe judge warned that if he comes back driving without insurance he will serve the suspended sentence. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Dec2022
    Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Offaly man told he will do time in prison if he comes back before court

    Sentencing details at Tullamore Circuit Court: six-month sentence suspended for five years, eight-year disqualification, €300 fine for driving without a licence, and a warning that any further no-insurance offence will result in an unsuspended custodial term.

    convicted, Ian Dunne, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Dunne