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Serial roads offender caught for third time driving while banned
Summary
A serial roads offender, Owen Comerford (35), of Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16, has been sentenced to four months in prison and disqualified from driving for 10 years after being caught driving for a third time while banned. Comerford pleaded guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to driving without insurance and without a valid licence in Sandyford Village, Dublin 18, on 16 January last. The court heard that Comerford was driving a black 2010 Vauxhall Insignia in a public place while uninsured and without a valid licence. Judge Anne Watkin noted that Comerford has 99 previous convictions, including multiple charges for driving without insurance, driving without a licence, and various other offences. He has been disqualified from driving on three previous occasions, with this being his third conviction for driving while disqualified. The court was informed that Comerford had most recently been disqualified in November and was already subject to a 10-year driving ban at the time of the offence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial roads offender caught for third time driving while banned. Charges or matters: driving without insurance and driving without a licence at Sandyford Village, Dublin 18, on 16 January last. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 16 January Hearing Or Sentence
- 2026-02-04 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: driving without insurance and driving without a licence at Sandyford Village, Dublin 18, on 16 January last (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: It was stated that Comerford has been disqualified from driving on three previous occasions, with this offence representing his third conviction for driving while disqualified. Comerford was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and disqualified from driving for a further 10 years.
Places mentioned
- Dún Laoghaire District Court
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