Mihai Avadenei drink-driving ruling overturned by appeal court

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Mihai Avadenei’s drink-driving ruling was overturned by the Court of Appeal on 10 May 2016.

The decision means drink-driving cases delayed by the language ruling can proceed in the District Courts. Avadenei had been charged after a breath test recorded 52 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath, above the 22-microgramme limit.

His solicitor had argued that the breath-test printout was inadmissible because it was supplied only in English, rather than Irish and English. Around 1,400 cases across Ireland had been awaiting the appeal ruling.