Laois business owner fined for motoring offence
A SMALL business owner from Mountmellick was before last week’s sitting of the District Court on a motoring offence.
Robert Molloy (38) from The Grange, Irishtown, Mountmellick was before the court for holding a mobile phone while driving along the Abbeyleix Road, Clonminam, Portlaoise on 9 September last year.
He pleaded guilty to the offence.
Mr Molloy told Judge Susan Fay that he runs a small business and that he did not receive a fixed charge penalty notice for the offence. He said if he had, he would have paid it.
The judge went on to convict and fine Mr Molly €300 for the offence.
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