Named in reporting
Owen Sweeney
1 report across 1 case, 8 May 2025 to 8 May 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused
- Offences
- Drug driving
- Where
- Co. Longford
- Reporting
- 1 report, 8 May 2025 to 8 May 2025
- Outlets
- longfordleader.ie
Cases
latest first- Drug driving case against Owen Sweeney dismissed over checkpoint authorisation flaw Drug driving · Co. Longford
On 2 December 2022, gardaí stopped Owen Sweeney, a man of Cloonfree, Strokestown, Co Roscommon, driving a Ford Focus at a mandatory intoxicant checkpoint at Mullolagher, Longford. He was arrested after a roadside oral fluid test and charged with drug driving, and he pleaded not guilty at Longford District Court. Judge Bernadette Owens dismissed the case over a spelling mistake and location error on the checkpoint authorisation form, a ruling reported on 9 May 2025.
No stage yetAccused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Owen Sweeney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 8 May2025Longford District Court dismisses case due to "fatal flaw" on checkpoint authorisation formaccused, Owen Sweeney, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Sweeney
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