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Case No. 17202Driving without insurance or licence · Co. Longford · 11 Apr 2024

Uninsured driver fined €300 at Longford District Court

On 11 April 2024 at about 4:30pm, Michael O'Leary (41, male) was stopped by a Garda on patrol at Harbour View, Market Square, Longford, after the officer saw the driver on his phone. He was charged with driving without documentation and pleaded guilty at Longford District Court to driving without insurance, with the licence charge taken into consideration. The judge imposed no driving ban and fined him €300 for the insurance offence, with four months to pay. The Longford Leader reported the sentencing in May 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced17 May
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Key facts

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What happened
Michael O'Leary (41, male) was charged with driving without documentation.
Where
The offence took place at Harbour View, Market Square, Longford.
When
The offence took place on 11 April 2024 at about 4:30pm.
Investigation
  • An officer on patrol saw the driver on his phone and stopped him.
  • When stopped, the driver could not produce his licence and insurance, and he undertook to present them at the local Garda station but did not do so.
Other details
  • When stopped, he had taken over driving from his partner after she felt unwell.
  • He had four previous convictions, none for road traffic offences.
  • The Longford Leader report gives the sentencing as published 20 May 2024, while the tracker lists it as 17 May 2024.
Charges
He was charged with driving without documentation.
In court
At Longford District Court he pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, and the licence charge was taken into consideration.
Sentence
  • The judge imposed no driving ban, noting he had no previous motoring convictions.
  • He was fined €300 for driving without insurance, with four months to pay.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe offence took place at Harbour View, Market Square, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe offence took place on April 11, 2024 at 4:30pm. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationAn officer on patrol saw the driver on his phone and stopped him. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationThe driver undertook to present his licence and insurance at the local Garda station but did not do so. (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with driving without documentation. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtHe pleaded guilty to driving without a licence or insurance. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge did not impose a driving ban, noting no previous motoring convictions. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceHe was fined €300 for the no insurance charge, with four months to pay. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe driving without a licence charge was taken into consideration. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherWhen stopped, he had taken over driving from his partner after she felt unwell. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant had four previous convictions, none for road traffic offences. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 May2024
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Longford District Court: Uninsured driver is fined €300

    Court report on the sentencing. The defendant pleaded guilty to driving without insurance; the licence charge was taken into consideration. No driving ban was imposed.

    convicted, Michael O'Leary, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Leary