Ireland Named in reporting
Vadim Kolessov
Born between February 1972 and February 1973, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 1 Feb 2026 to 1 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between February 1972 and February 1973, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Refusing to carry a passenger with a guide dog (Taxi Regulation Act)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 1 Feb 2026 to 1 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie
Cases
latest first- Two Dublin taxi drivers fined for refusing guide dog passenger Refusing to carry a passenger with a guide dog (Taxi Regulation Act) · Co. Dublin
Two Dublin taxi drivers, Abiodun Dongo, 58, and Vadim Kolessov, 53, were convicted and fined for refusing to carry Anthony Clark and his partner, a blind and visually impaired couple, with their guide dog at Heuston Station on 27 December 2024. Dongo cited an allergy to dogs and Kolessov gave similar reasons for refusing the couple. After the drivers failed to pay €250 fixed penalty notices, the National Transport Authority prosecuted them at Dublin District Court, where both pleaded guilty to charges under the Taxi Regulation Act. Judge Anthony Halpin fined Dongo €1,000 and Kolessov €750, ordering each to pay €750 in prosecution costs.
Sentenced, 1 Feb 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Vadim Kolessov, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 1 Feb2026Two Dublin taxi drivers fined for refusing to take visually impaired couple and their guide dogconvicted, Vadim Kolessov, 53, male, namedVadim Kolessov
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