Ireland Case No. 17762Drink driving; careless driving · Co. Tipperary · 5 Sep 2023
Templemore man banned for two years over drink driving
Joe Bourke (63), of Clonmore, Templemore, Co Tipperary, was arrested after gardaí saw him driving erratically and failing to stop at a stop sign on Church Street, Templemore, and at the junction at The Mall on 5 September 2023. He underwent a breath test at Thurles Garda Station and pleaded guilty at Thurles District Court to drink driving and careless driving. The court imposed a €1,000 fine and two-year driving bans on both charges, to run concurrently, with the bans deferred until 1 July 2024. Tipperary Live first reported the sentence on 28 March 2024, which is the latest development.
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- Sentenced28 Mar
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Key facts
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- The defendant is Joe Bourke (63) of Clonmore, Templemore.
- The sentence was imposed at Thurles District Court and first reported by Tipperary Live on 28 March 2024.
- What happened
- The offences were drink driving and careless driving.
- Where
- The offences took place on Church Street in Templemore and at the junction at The Mall.
- When
- The offences took place on 5 September 2023.
- Investigation
- Gardaí saw the defendant driving erratically and failing to stop at a stop sign.
- Gardaí formed the opinion that he was intoxicated and arrested him.
- He underwent a breath test at Thurles Garda Station, with a result of 62 micrograms for 100ml of breath.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to drink driving and careless driving.
- In court
- The court was told he had no previous convictions, and gardaí did not object to a deferment of the ban given the guilty plea.
- The defence asked for the ban to be deferred until 1 August to let the defendant conclude some business.
- Sentence
- For drink driving, the judge imposed a two-year driving ban and a €1,000 fine.
- For careless driving, the judge imposed a two-year driving ban to run concurrently.
- Both driving bans were deferred until 1 July 2024, although the defence had asked for 1 August; the sources differ on the date requested and set.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe offences took place on Church Street in Templemore and at the junction at The Mall. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe offences took place on 5 September 2023. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationGardaí saw the defendant driving erratically and failing to stop at a stop sign. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationGardaí formed the opinion that the defendant was intoxicated and arrested him. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationThe defendant underwent a breath test at Thurles Garda Station. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationThe breath test result was 62 micrograms for 100ml of breath. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeThe defendant pleaded guilty to drink driving and careless driving. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe court was told the defendant had no previous convictions. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtGardaí did not object to a deferment of the ban, given the guilty plea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe defence asked for a deferment of the ban until 1 August to let the defendant conclude some business. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe sentence was imposed at Thurles District Court. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceFor the drink driving charge, the judge imposed a two-year driving ban and a €1,000 fine. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceFor the careless driving charge, the judge imposed a two-year driving ban to run concurrently. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceBoth driving bans were deferred until 1 July 2024. (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Mar2024Two-year ban for Templemore man who pleaded guilty to drink driving
First report of this case. It gives the court outcome: the sentence, the deferral date, and the breath test result.
convicted, Joe Bourke, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Bourke