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Drink driving

  • 19-10-2017 5:45pm
    #1
    Floody Boreland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭


    https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/1019/913563-drink-driving/

    These offending drivers might escape penalties because a print out wasn't in both English and Irish.

    I don't know which office is responsible for yet another loop hole but I am certain there will be no repercussions.

    This society is far to forgiving of white collar incompetence.


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  • #2
    GM228
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,922 ✭✭✭GM228


    Floody Boreland wrote: »
    https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/1019/913563-drink-driving/

    These offending drivers might escape penalties because a print out wasn't in both English and Irish.

    I don't know which office is responsible for yet another loop hole but I am certain there will be no repercussions.

    This society is far to forgiving of white collar incompetence.

    This has come before both the High Court and the Court of Appeal and is based on a deviation of prescribed matters.

    The HC stated it must be in both Irish and English to be "duly completed" in the prescribed form to be admissible, on appeal by the DPP the CA stated the deviation however was purely one of form, rather than one of substance and so even if just in English it will be admissible. I suspect the Supreme Court will agree with the CA.


  • #3
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Floody Boreland wrote:
    These offending drivers might escape penalties because a print out wasn't in both English and Irish.


    Anyone trying to pull the "must be in Irish" trick should have to be able to hold a conversation in Irish. That would stop a few in their tracks


  • #4
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,258 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Anyone trying to pull the "must be in Irish" trick should have to be able to hold a conversation in Irish. That would stop a few in their tracks

    I was told once that some years ago a local gouger demanded his right to be tried in Irish for a minor public order offence when front of the late Justice Scally. He duly adjourned and referred the case to amsitting judge who had a better fluency than he.

    All was readied, documents were translated and fluent counsels appointed only for the accused to admit that he had no Irish at all. The mess was adjourned back to Scally where he locked up yer man for contempt :D


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