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Case No. 10449Driving without insurance · Co. Limerick · 31 Oct 2024

Woman fined and disqualified for driving without insurance in Limerick

Ewelina Lenard Fernandez, 42, with an address at Station Close, Knocklong, County Limerick, was caught driving without insurance on the Tipperary Road, Sandy Lane, Limerick, on 31 October 2024, her second such detection. Her vehicle was seized under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act, and she did not show proof of car insurance at Bruff Garda Station as required. She pleaded guilty at Limerick District City Court, where she was convicted and fined €500 and disqualified from driving for one year. The court report appeared in the Limerick Leader in March 2026, and the latest development is that sentence of a €500 fine and a one-year disqualification was imposed.

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  6. Sentenced18 Mar
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Key facts

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What happened
Ewelina Lenard Fernandez, 42, pleaded guilty to driving without insurance.
Where
The offence took place on the Tipperary Road, Sandy Lane, Limerick.
When
The offence took place on 31 October 2024.
Other details
  • Ms Fernandez has an address at Station Close, Knocklong, County Limerick.
  • This was her second detection for driving without insurance.
  • She did not show proof of car insurance at Bruff Garda Station as required.
  • She has six previous convictions.
Investigation
Her vehicle was seized under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act.
In court
Limerick District City Court heard the case; the Limerick Leader report is dated 18 March 2026 on the tracker and published 21 March 2026 in the article itself.
Sentence
  • She was convicted and fined €500.
  • She was disqualified from driving for one year.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatEwelina Lenard Fernandez pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe offence took place on the Tipperary Road, Sandy Lane, Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe offence took place on 31 October 2024. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationHer vehicle was seized under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceShe was convicted and fined €500. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceShe was disqualified from driving for one year. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe woman was caught driving without insurance for the second time. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherShe did not show proof of car insurance at Bruff Garda Station as required. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherShe has six previous convictions. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Mar2026
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Single mother driving without insurance had her vehicle seized by Limerick gardaí

    Court report on the conviction, fine and one-year driving disqualification. The vehicle was seized, and the article reports that the woman had six previous convictions. No matching existing case.

    convicted, Ewelina Lenard Fernandez, 42, female, namedEwelina Lenard Fernandez