Jim Connors resentenced for dangerous driving causing serious harm

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Jim Connors was resentenced for dangerous driving causing serious harm by the Court of Appeal on 1 December 2025, receiving four years and six months in prison.

The court ruled the original fully suspended sentence was unduly lenient. Connors drove through a red light and collided with a taxi in Cherrywood, Dublin, then fled; a passenger suffered severe injuries.

The Court of Appeal imposed a ten-year driving disqualification. A bench warrant had been issued after Connors failed to attend court to receive the judgment as directed.