Three-year ban instead of six for drunk driver
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
A motorist was told he was lucky to be getting a three-year driving ban instead of what might have been six years for his second drunk driving offence.
Judge James Faughnan made his comment at Tuam District Court when dealing with the case of Michael Sweeney, Pollanalty East, Cloonfad who was found to be over four times the drink-driving limit when he was arrested in Dunmore on July 5 last.
The court heard evidence from Garda Darren Egan who observed Sweeney driving erratically in Dunmore and stopped him. He formed the opinion that Sweeney was under the influence, and after his arrest he was brought to Tuam Garda Station where a sample of his breath showed a reading of 89 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 22mg/100ml.
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