Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between February 1982 and January 1983, from the ages reported

Offences

Fraud

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

2 reports, 29 Jan 2026 to 1 Feb 2026

Outlets

offalyexpress.ie, donegallive.ie

• Teacher convicted of fraud over attempt to exchange fake Polish driving licence, Buncrana Fraud · Co. Donegal

  Ciaran Doherty, a 43-year-old secondary school teacher, tried to exchange a false Polish driving licence for a genuine Irish licence. The National Driver Licence Service suspected the Polish licence was false after an online exchange application was submitted, which was detected on 8 April 2024. Doherty was arrested and interviewed on 19 November 2024, and at Buncrana District Court he pleaded guilty to one count of fraudulently attempting to obtain a licence, with a second charge dropped. The judge imposed a €1,000 fine with four months to pay, and reports of the conviction were published on 31 January and 1 February 2026.

  Sentenced, 29 Jan 2026Convicted · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 1 Feb2026
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Teacher convicted of fraud over attempt to exchange fake Polish driving licence, Buncrana

   Teacher who obtained a fake driving licence on the Internet is convicted of fraud

   convicted, Ciaran Doherty, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Doherty♂43IE
2. 29 Jan2026
   Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Teacher convicted of fraud over attempt to exchange fake Polish driving licence, Buncrana

   Teacher who obtained a fake driving licence on the Internet is convicted of fraud

   convicted, Ciaran Doherty, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Doherty♂43IE

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