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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 13657Mobile phone use while driving · Co. Kilkenny

Van driver issued penalty notice after phone use near garda on Kilkenny High Street

A man driving a van was reported to have used a mobile phone while passing within 60cm of a traffic warden and a garda on High Street, Kilkenny City, earlier in the week of 22 May 2025. He parked and denied the offence at the scene. Gardaí issued him a fixed charge penalty notice, as stated in a garda social media post reported on 22 May 2025. That notice is the latest reported development.

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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man driving a van is reported to have used a mobile phone while passing within 60cm of a traffic warden and a garda.
Where
The incident is reported to have happened on High Street in Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny.
When
The incident happened earlier in the week the article was published on 22 May 2025; no exact date is given.
Other details
  • The article says the traffic warden and garda were surprised by the incident.
  • The garda post also reported that a separate motorist was detected in early morning school traffic.
Investigation
The driver parked and denied the offence at the scene.
Charges
Gardaí issued a fixed charge penalty notice (FCPN) for the offence, according to a garda social media post.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA van driver passed within 60cm of a traffic warden and a garda while using his phone. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe offence was committed on High Street in Kilkenny City. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened earlier in the week the article was published. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherA traffic warden and a garda were left stunned by the incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe driver parked and denied the offence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherGardaí separately detected another motorist in early morning school traffic. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 May2025
    Otherkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny garda left stunned at offence committed on High Street

    Reports a van driver using a phone close to a traffic warden and garda on High Street, who then denied the offence; an FCPN was issued. Also briefly mentions a separate motorist detected in early morning school traffic, who is not included as a person.

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