Ireland Two men fined for failing to provide correct information in Kildare
On 15 February 2018, two men were chased by a squad car from Portlaoise to Naas and stopped at the M7 near Osberstown, where they failed to provide correct information about themselves to gardaí. The suspects are 31-year-old Shane Jackson and 22-year-old Adam O' Toole, both men from Ballyfermot, Dublin, and four men were in the car on the night of the incident. At Naas District Court on 7 July 2022, Jackson pleaded guilty and both defendants were fined €1,000 each to be paid within six months, while two other occupants had already been dealt with by the courts.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced19 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Two men were chased by a squad car from Portlaoise to Naas and stopped at the M7 near Osberstown, Naas.
- The two men failed to provide correct information about themselves to gardaí.
- Four men were in the car on the night of the incident.
- When
- The chase occurred on 15 February 2018.
- Charges
- The offence is a contravention of Section 107 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961.
- In court
- Shane Jackson pleaded guilty at Naas District Court on 7 July 2022 before Judge Cephas Power.
- The two other defendants had already been dealt with by the courts and received a fine.
- Sentence
- Both defendants were fined €1,000 each to be paid within six months.
- Other details
- Jackson had 56 previous convictions and six prior driving disqualifications.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTwo men were chased by a squad car from Portlaoise to Naas (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe two men failed to provide correct information about themselves to gardaí (kildarenow.com)
- whatThere were four men in the car on the night of the incident (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe men were stopped at the M7 near Osberstown, Naas (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe chase occurred on 15 February 2018 (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThe offence is a contravention of Section 107 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (kildarenow.com)
- courtShane Jackson pleaded guilty to the offence (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe two other defendants had already been dealt with by the courts and received a fine (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe hearing took place at Naas District Court on Thursday 7 July 2022 (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Cephas Power presided over the case (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceBoth defendants were fined €1,000 each (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe fine was to be paid within six months (kildarenow.com)
- otherJackson had 56 previous convictions (kildarenow.com)
- otherJackson had previously been served six separate driving disqualifications (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Jul2022Men were ‘chased by gardaí from Portlaoise to Naas’, Kildare court hears
Court hearing at Naas District Court on 7 July 2022; both defendants fined €1,000 each to be paid within six months. Jackson had 56 previous convictions and six prior disqualifications.
convicted, Shane Jackson, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Jacksonconvicted, Adam O' Toole, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Adam O' Toole