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Serial offender caught behind wheel with no license, tax or insurance

Summary

Jamie Birmingham, 34, of Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, was fined €1,300 by Tallaght District Court after a hearing that found he was driving a van on the N81 on 4 April 2020 without a licence, tax or insurance. Garda Michael Gleeson reported that Birmingham was stopped at 3.30am, failed to produce the required documents at a nominated Garda station, and had 39 prior convictions, including three for driving without insurance, violent behaviour at a Garda station and failure to comply with Garda direction. Earlier this year he received a four‑month suspended sentence and a four‑year driving ban for driving drunk and without insurance, and was convicted of three counts of no insurance at Blanchardstown District Court.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Serial offender caught behind wheel with no license, tax or insurance. Charges or matters: driving without insurance; driving without a licence; no car tax. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Convicted

When:

• April 4th, 2020 Incident
• January 29th Hearing Or Sentence
• January 9th Hearing Or Sentence
• 2021 and 2015 Other
• 2025-04-29 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Road Traffic Stage Finding Violent Crime

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