Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between March 1988 and March 1989, from the ages reported

Offences

Drink driving; driving while disqualified; driving without a driving licence

Where

Co. Longford

Reporting

1 report, 8 Mar 2026 to 8 Mar 2026

Outlets

longfordleader.ie

• Man sentenced to six-year driving ban over Ballymahon disqualified driving case Drink driving; driving while disqualified; driving without a driving licence · Co. Longford

  Gerard Melia, a 37-year-old man of Derrygowna, Lanesboro, was handcuffed on Main Street, Ballymahon, County Longford, on 11 January 2025, after his vehicle reversed out in front of a garda patrol car. A check showed he was a disqualified driver, and a breath test at Longford Garda Station gave a reading of 39mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. He contested charges of drink driving, driving while disqualified and driving without a driving licence, and the defence argued the handcuffing was unjustified, but Judge Gearty ruled at Longford District Court that the garda was fully justified. Mr Melia was convicted and given a six-year driving ban and an €850 fine with six months to pay, as reported on 9 March 2026.

  Sentenced, 8 Mar 2026Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 8 Mar2026
   Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, in Man sentenced to six-year driving ban over Ballymahon disqualified driving case

   ‘Fully justified’: Garda handcuffed disqualified Longford driver as she felt intimidated

   convicted, Gerard Melia, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Melia♂37IE

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