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A defence solicitor pleaded that his client, charged with dangerous and careless driving, had been released from hospital on the day in question and should not have been allowed to get behind the wheel of a car as he was on medication at the time.

Sporting events produce more than their fair share of elation and disappointment - and few could not be moved by the tears of defeat shed by Katie Taylor this week and empathise with the anger of Michael Conlon when decisions went against them in the boxing ring in Rio. It has prompted widespread accusations of corruption at an Olympic Games that has been marred with issues since winning the bid in 2009.