Driver didn’t learn lesson the first time around
Fri, Oct 16, 2026
A young expectant father who didn’t learn his lesson after escaping being put off the road for driving without insurance last year was banned for two years on his second conviction this week.
He also received a three-month prison sentence for the offence, but this is to run concurrently with a sentence he is currently serving.
Before Judge James Faughnan at Tuam District Court was David McDonagh, 59 Parkmore, Tuam, charged with driving without insurance at Parkmore on February 23 last.
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