Ireland Named in reporting
Colm Keaveney
Born between December 1970 and January 1971, from the ages reported. 18 reports across 1 case, 8 Jan 2024 to 27 Jan 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- Between December 1970 and January 1971, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Driving under the influence of cocaine, Driving with no insurance
- Where
- Co. Galway
- Reporting
- 18 reports, 8 Jan 2024 to 27 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, galwaybeo.ie, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Former TD sentenced for cocaine driving in Tuam Driving under the influence of cocaine · Co. Galway
Colm Keaveney, a 55-year-old former TD and Galway County Council councillor, was arrested at a checkpoint at Cummer, Tuam, Co Galway on 12 June 2023 after failing a roadside drug test, with a blood sample later confirming cocaine in his system. He was charged with driving under the influence of cocaine and two counts of driving with no insurance following stops in July 2024, and the case was adjourned more than ten times at Tuam District Court before he pleaded guilty on 9 September 2025. On 27 January 2026, Judge James Faughnan sentenced him to 220 hours of community service in lieu of four months' imprisonment and disqualified him from driving for three years.
Sentenced, 1 Jan 2026Convicted, accused, suspect · 18 reports
Timeline
every report naming Colm Keaveney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Jan2026Former TD Colm Keaveney avoids jail after pleading guilty to drug-drivingconvicted, Colm Keaveney, 55, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 1 Jan2026Former TD Colm Keaveney sentenced to community service for driving under influence of cocaineconvicted, Colm Keaveney, 55, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 9 Dec2025Sentencing of former TD Colm Keaveney for driving under the influence of cocaine adjournedaccused, Colm Keaveney, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 25 Nov2025Sentencing adjourned for former Fianna Fáil TD found driving under influence of cocaineconvicted, Colm Keaveney, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 25 Nov2025Sentencing of ex-TD Colm Keaveney for driving under influence of cocaine is adjournedconvicted, Colm Keaveney, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 9 Sep2025Former TD Colm Keaveney pleads guilty to driving under influence of cocaineconvicted, Colm Keaveney, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 9 Sep2025Colm Keaveney’s ‘cocaine abuse’, triple tragedy and ‘fall from grace’convicted, Colm Keaveney, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 9 Sep2025Former TD admits to driving under influence of cocaineaccused, Colm Keaveney, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 25 Mar2025Drug driving case against former TD further adjournedaccused, Colm Keaveney, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 10 Sep2024Former TD accused of driving under influence of cocaine challenges findings of blood samplesuspect, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 12 Jun2024Former TD accused of driving under the influence of cocaine appears in courtaccused, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 11 Jun2024Former TD Colm Keaveney in court over drug driving chargeaccused, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 16 Apr2024Former TD facing cocaine driving charge withdraws from local electionsaccused, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 9 Apr2024Former TD accused of driving under the influence of cocaine has court case adjourned until Juneaccused, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 23 Jan2024Drug driving case against former TD adjourned to Aprilaccused, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 23 Jan2024Former TD Colm Keaveney accused of driving under influence of cocaineaccused, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 23 Jan2024Galway councillor and former TD Colm Keaveney accused of driving under the influence of cocaineaccused, Colm Keaveney, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
- 8 Jan2024Named Galway politician facing court for alleged cocaine driving offencesuspect, Colm Keaveney, male, named, irish (judged from name)Colm Keaveney
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