The man’s temporary immigration permission allowed him to reside and work in the State while he awaited final determination of his application to retain his…
Meet the pensioner taxi driver who has lost his livelihood after it was alleged in court he acted as a drug courier for a criminal gang.
Charles Jimmy Carr (67), who has previously campaigned for marriage equality, now finds himself in the eye of a storm of publicity for an altogether different reason.
The Longford taxi driver was refused the renewal of his taxi licence after gardai alleged he had transported drugs from Dublin to Longford once a week for a period of 10 months.
It was alleged gardai stumbled upon his involvement after he was stopped by officers on July 15, 2020 and a package, estimated to contain €20,000 worth of cannabis and €30,000 worth of cocaine, was discovered on the back seat.