Uninsured moped driver gets two-year ban
AN UNINSURED moped driver who was caught with €20 worth of cannabis has left Blanchardstown District Court with a two-year driving ban.
Garda Gerard Reynolds told Judge David McHugh that on February 11 last, he saw Darren Brennan riding a moped in Clondalkin. He said he stopped Brennan who admitted that he had no licence or insurance.
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Garda Reynolds said Brennan had “put his hands up”.
Garda Reynolds said he found €20 worth of cannabis in Brennan’s possession.
He said Brennan had no previous convictions.
Brennan, aged 23, with an address at Dunawley Green, Clondalkin, pleaded guilty to having no insurance, no driving licence and simple possession of cannabis in Clondalkin on February 11, 2019.
Brennan’s solicitor, Simon Fleming, said his client had never been in trouble before. Mr Fleming said Brennan has been going through a difficult time as his father had died recently.
Convicting, Judge McHugh fined Brennan €100 for having no insurance and imposed a two-year driving ban.
He took the remaining charges into consideration.
