Kilkenny motorist tried to avoid gardaí - fined
€1,000 in fines for a number of offences
Reporter:
Fines totalling €1,000 have been imposed on a motorist who ‘tried to avoid gardaí’.
Gerard O’Brien, Listerlin, Mullinavat, was charged with driving without reasonable consideration. He was also charged with driving without a valid NCT and without tax.
Kilkenny District Court heard that on February 25, 2020, gardaí were conducting a checkpoint at Mullinavat. They saw a car being driven erratically and followed it.
The car drove down a narrow lane trying to avoid the gardaí.
Weather conditions were wet and foggy at the time.
Gardaí followed the car onto the motorway and it was not safe to stop the car for a while, the court heard. There were passengers in the vehicle.
Mother tried to pass heroin, cannabis and pills to son in Kilkenny Courthouse
Guilty plea entered
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A Kilkenny mother who attempted to pass heroin, cannabis and tablets to her in-custody son in the precinct of the local district court has been charged with drug offences.
Ellen McDonagh, 14 Lord Edward Street, Kilkenny, pleaded guilty to three charges of having drugs for sale or supply and three charges of having illegal possession of drugs.
Evidence was heard that on June 15, 2020, while attending Kilkenny District Court, gardaí heard a commotion outside the courtroom. They went to assist prison officers and gardaí retrieved several packages of illegal drugs. They arrested Ms McDonagh.