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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4380Driving while disqualified, driving under the influence of drugs (cocaine) · Co. Clare · 5 Dec 2025

Woman arrested for driving erratically while disqualified and under cocaine influence in Ennis, Co. Clare

A woman who was already a disqualified driver was arrested in Ennis, Co. Clare, late on Friday 5 December 2025 after Gardaí from the Road Policing Unit stopped her car for going around a corner on the wrong side of the road with two young children in the back. She tested positive for cocaine and her car was seized.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested8 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car went around a corner on the wrong side of the road (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman tested positive for cocaine on a roadside drug wipe (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe car was stopped in Ennis, Co. Clare (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred late on Friday night, 5 December 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe woman was arrested and her car was seized (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe woman is facing a court date (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman was already a disqualified driver (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherGardaí from the Road Policing Unit made the stop (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Dec2025
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai nab woman driving erratically with kids ' after Late Late Toy Show'

    Gardaí posted on social media about the stop; the woman was already disqualified and tested positive for cocaine via a roadside drug wipe; her car was seized; she faces a court date.

    suspect, female