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14/09/2012
Traffic Garda Found Guilty For Not Having Tax or NCT
A senior member of the Garda Traffic Corps in Limerick city has been ordered to pay €3,500 to charity after being found guilty of having no tax or NCT on his car.
Garda Michael O’Shaughnessy however has escaped a court penalty, until a judge can confirm if he has made a contribution to the St Vincent de Paul.
Garda O’Shaughnessy, of Henry Street Garda station in Limerick city, appeared before Limerick District Court yesterday, where he contested the charges.
Colleague Insp Paul Reidy, head of Limerick’s Garda Traffic Corps, said he saw Garda O’Shaughnessy driving a car that had no tax and no NCT at Mill Lane, just outside Henry Street Garda station, on 9 May and 31 May last year.
Garda O’Shaughnessy says that he was not in Limerick on May 31 and claimed he was driving a different vehicle on May 9.
Judge O’Kelly said he was satisfied the charges had been proven against Garda O’Shaughnessy, but said he was troubled about the implications a court conviction would have for the garda’s career.
He instructed Garda O’Shaughnessy to pay €3,500 to the St Vincent de Paul in Limerick, and adjourned the case until October 31st to see if it had been paid and would make his final order on the matter then.
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Garda Michael O’Shaughnessy however has escaped a court penalty, until a judge can confirm if he has made a contribution to the St Vincent de Paul.
Garda O’Shaughnessy, of Henry Street Garda station in Limerick city, appeared before Limerick District Court yesterday, where he contested the charges.
Colleague Insp Paul Reidy, head of Limerick’s Garda Traffic Corps, said he saw Garda O’Shaughnessy driving a car that had no tax and no NCT at Mill Lane, just outside Henry Street Garda station, on 9 May and 31 May last year.
Garda O’Shaughnessy says that he was not in Limerick on May 31 and claimed he was driving a different vehicle on May 9.
Judge O’Kelly said he was satisfied the charges had been proven against Garda O’Shaughnessy, but said he was troubled about the implications a court conviction would have for the garda’s career.
He instructed Garda O’Shaughnessy to pay €3,500 to the St Vincent de Paul in Limerick, and adjourned the case until October 31st to see if it had been paid and would make his final order on the matter then.
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