Meanwhile on the Roads...

Er, are you new here?

You need to go to a district court to listen to how these cases run.

Put simply and plainly this man was observed by a Garda driving erratically. Garda immediately stopped him, smelt alcohol and had him tested first by breathalyser and then with a urine test. He failed.

When giving evidence it is so obvious the Gardai are walking on eggshells so they tick every box that's required off them given the endless case law and regulations around this particular piece of traffic law.

It is nauseating to listen to. It's like a real unfunny Two Johnnies/Unbelievables sketch.

Chronic alcoholics and chancers continue to drink drive and fund a cottage industry because of this bullsh1t. Putting fellow roads users at risk.

Was thinking the same, the other case was covered under the interpretation act. I don't see why this would be any different, plus 'observing erratic driving' by definition has to occur over a period of time.

Surely there was enough to convict. Not having proof he was driving even though he was seen getting out at the drivers side. I always thought you could be done for drink driving if you fell asleep in the car, once the key was in the ignition. The engine didn’t even need to be turned on.

Former GAA All Star asks garda if she knows who he is when arrested on suspicion of drink driving https://jrnl.ie/6734837

So way over the limit

But couldn't be proven he was driving within 3 hours of the failed test?

Oh and good at hurling

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/anthony-nash-asked-garda-if-she-knows-who-he-is-when-arrested-on-suspicion-of-drink-driving-court-hears-1773782.html

Surely this will be appealed. Otherwise you can’t be convicted of drink driving unless someone observes and testifies as to the time of driving

Whatever way you dice it up there is no way that lad should be allowed behind the wheel of a car.

Article needs more use of "alleged" as otherwise we could presume the driver is indeed a real piece of work.

These cases and verdicts are just baffling, the "alleged" incident occurred outside Cahir Garda Station and the driver drove off at speed into Cahir town centre but that wasn't proved to be a public place, really? Was there no squad car at the station to pursue the driver and arrest him but even with two garda witnesses and a civilian compliant would have thought that case to be pretty water tight.

I guess judges have to use any legal loophole available to dismiss and acquit cases so how would said judge have proceeded with this more recent drive driving "allegation" and what would the state's respsonse have been if a vulnerable road user was killed in the process.

It frustrates me that we can't get specifics about accidents that happen. I find myself wanting to understand the cyclist error so that I can check myself or the driver error so that I can keep an eye out for it but you don't really get the info.

Did anyone go through the Donnybrook bus garage intersection this morning with all the lights out? Absolute pandamonium.

No Garda to be seen so it was just a free for all with traffic from four directions all trying to push their way through during rush hour.

Just some poor young maintenance lad frantically working on the electrical box for the lights.

It was so bad I actually got off my bike and crossed on foot via the pedestrian crossings, even that was pretty hairy.

My mental missus who was a few minutes ahead of me cycled through it and nearly got taken out by an SUV. Was just regaling me with war stories about that interaction.

There's more to it than just blindly following general guidance e.g. The majority of deaths in London are women because the don't break red lights and sit in the blind spot of big articulated trucks that then plough them down.

You're not going to find 'resources' that tell women to break red lights when they are next to a truck

Nasty bit of work.