Ireland Named in reporting
Joe Mears
Born 1992, from the ages reported. 9 reports across 4 cases, 10 May 2023 to 2 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, suspect
- Born
- 1992, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Driving without insurance and driving licence, Breach of suspended sentence (violent disorder, Possession for sale or supply, Road traffic offences), Cannabis possession, Drugs possession (seized cash returned)
- Where
- Co. Longford, Co. Meath
- Reporting
- 9 reports, 10 May 2023 to 2 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie
Cases
latest first- Uninsured motorist jailed and banned from driving for 10 years, Longford Driving without insurance and driving licence · Co. Longford
Joe Mears (32), a man from Longford, was charged with 14 motoring offences over driving without insurance, a driving licence and other documents in Longford between November 2022 and September 2023. He pleaded guilty to driving without a policy and a licence in the Chapel Lane area on July 17, 2023, and to driving without documentation in the Oakvale area on September 30, 2023. The case was adjourned in April 2025 to allow him to finish a driving course, and he was arrested on August 25, 2025 for a public order offence. After failing to appear at Blanchardstown District Court he was held in custody from November 2025, and on or around February 1, 2026 Judge Bernadette Owens jailed him for 10 months, to run concurrently with his current sentence, and banned him from driving for 10 years.
Sentenced, 30 Jan 2026Convicted · 3 reports - Longford man returned to prison after suspended sentences revoked Breach of suspended sentence (violent disorder · Co. Longford
Joe Mears, a man aged 31 from Longford, was charged over driving offences committed in Longford on 21 November 2022 and 14 March 2023, which brought his existing suspended sentences back before the court. A bench warrant was issued in September 2023 after he failed to keep a court appointment, and he was arrested on 25 August 2025 for a Section 6 public order offence. Further bench warrants were issued in September and November 2025 when he failed to attend court, and the September warrant was executed on 14 October 2025. Longford Circuit Criminal Court then revoked his suspended sentences for possession for sale or supply and violent disorder and returned him to prison, as reported on 29 November 2025.
Sentenced, 28 Nov 2025Convicted · 2 reports - Man remanded in custody over cannabis possession at Longford Circuit Court Cannabis possession · Co. Meath
Joe Mears, 30, and John Doyle, 41, were convicted of cannabis possession following a high-speed chase in the Danesfort area of Navan, Co Meath, on September 5, 2017, during which a kilogramme of cannabis was thrown from a car window. Mears pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply at Longford Circuit Court. In May 2023, a court ordered the return of over €7,000 in cash seized in a related raid in Longford town, finding the State had not proven the drugs were illegal. Mears was subsequently remanded in custody at Longford Circuit Court after failing to engage with probation training courses.
In court, 12 May 2023Convicted · 2 reports - Judge orders return of €7,000 seized in Longford drugs raid Drugs possession (seized cash returned) · Co. Longford
Gardaí raided premises at Richmond Court, Longford, almost 12 months before May 2023, seizing approximately €7,300 in cash and bags of suspected cannabis and cocaine. The State failed to prove the suspected drugs were illegal, and concerns were raised over the validity of the search warrant used. Judge John Brennan at Athlone District Court ordered the return of over €7,000 on an application by Joe Doyle, Darren Doyle and Joe Mears. Joe Doyle had died since the matter was first listed, and Joe Mears had separately pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply at Navan in 2017.
In court, 10 May 2023Convicted, suspect · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Joe Mears, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Feb2026Uninsured motorist caught twice in Midlands is jailed and gets 10-year road banconvicted, Joe Mears, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
- 30 Jan2026Uninsured Longford motorist caught twice is jailed for 10 months and gets 10-year road banconvicted, Joe Mears, male, namedJoe Mears
- 28 Nov2025'Holiday in Salou' - Judge takes dim view of Longford man’s 'excuses' for missing courtconvicted, Joe Mears, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
- 4 Apr2025Longford man who pleaded guilty to motoring offences given time to complete driving courseconvicted, Joe Mears, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
- 19 Sep2023Judge orders arrest of Longford man charged with string of motoring offencesconvicted, Joe Mears, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
- 17 May2023Longford man on drugs charge who failed to secure employment remanded in custody by judgeconvicted, Joe Mears, 30, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
- 12 May2023Judge orders that thousands of euro seized by Midlands garda be handed backconvicted, Joe Mears, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
- 12 May2023Judge orders that cash seized during garda raid in Midlands be returnedconvicted, Joe Mears, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
- 10 May2023Judge orders that €7,000 seized during Longford garda raid to be returnedsuspect, Joe Mears, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joe Mears
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