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A man who lost the use of his left arm to a drunk driver 15 years ago was himself banned for drink driving for three years in the District Court this week (March 14).

Ballyhaunis District Court was told this week that a Slovakian man had only been in Ireland a few weeks when he was arrested for drink driving and driving without insurance. Ladislav Centar with an address at Abbeyquarter, Ballyhaunis, pleaded guilty to a number of motoring offences in Ballyhaunis District Court this week.

A married father of three, who has a serious alcohol issue, was disqualified from driving for six years and sentenced to prison at this week’s sitting of Castlebar District Court after he admitted drink driving on October 9 2010.

A man from Porturlin was before Castlebar District Court this week after he was found drunk behind the wheel of a car after a night out in Castlebar.

A man who persistently drove with a counterfeit Romanian driving licence, once driving into a roundabout while drunk, has been jailed for eight months and disqualified from driving for six years.

A Ballindine man was convicted of drink driving and given a three-year driving ban at Claremorris District Court this week.

A member of the Chicago Police Department who is in Mayo on holidays was disqualified from driving for four years at Claremorris District Court this week.

A professional drag queen stopped for drink driving after a charity event told Galway District Court this week that he did not walk the five minutes to his home because it was not safe to do so in the city while dressed up as he was.

New drink driving laws came into effect at midnight on Thursday October 27, meaning a reduction in the drink drive limit — in line with European levels. The new laws will see a decrease from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg for all drivers, and from 80mg to 20mg for learner, newly qualified drivers (for a period of two years after passing the driving test), and professional drivers such as bus, goods vehicle, and public service vehicle drivers.

The new drink driving laws have been in place across the country since midnight last night but already Kilkenny Gardai have been out on the roads implementing the revised measures.