Uninsured motorists featured prominently at Wexford District Court
Wexford PeopleUninsured driving and failures to appear in court featured prominently at Wexford district court recently with Judge Kevin Staunton presiding.
A number of road traffic offences were dealt with including several motorists driving without insurance.
Katarzyna Kolke (42) of 25 Willow Park, New Ross, Wexford, pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. The court heard that on September 25 2025 Kolke was driving an uninsured vehicle at Irishtown, New Ross, Wexford. Marie Murphy, solicitor for the accused, informed the court that on the day in question the woman was selling her car and had taken it out for a drive in order to check the battery. Judge Staunton imposed a €400 fine with four months to pay.
Hryhorii Serdiuchenko (38) of Kylemore, Priory Street, Wexford, was also fined €400 with six months to pay after pleading guilty to driving an uninsured vehicle on June 18 2025 at Cross Street, New Ross, Wexford.
A woman was fined in connection with an offence of parking on double yellow lines. Garda Brophy gave evidence that on July 21 2025 he observed a vehicle registered to Mary Connors of Saint Annes, Coolcotts, Wexford, parked on double yellow lines at Belvedere Road, Wexford. Judge Staunton imposed a fine of €200 allowing three months to pay.
A Waterford man was fined €300 with four months to pay after the court heard he had been driving without a licence and without tax. The court heard that on June 28 2025 Anthony Stephen Ahearne (29) of Apartment 16, Scott Marsh House, William Street, Waterford, was stopped by Garda Kealy while travelling in Mountgarret, New Ross, on the R700.
A number of bench warrants were also issued after defendants failed to appear before the court.
There was no appearance by Rose Deane (34) of 24 Kiltalown Road, Tallaght, Dublin. Deane is charged with an offence of theft dated March 15 2025 at Doyle’s Esso Spar, 1798 Street, Wexford. A bench warrant issued in the absence of the accused.
Josh Wall (23) of 1 Irishtown Heights, New Ross, Wexford also failed to appear in connection with an assault charge arising from an alleged incident on Wexford Street, New Ross, on June 18 2025.
A further bench warrant issued for John Mulhall (42) of 22 Brandon Grove, New Ross, Wexford, who is charged with an offence of driving without insurance dated June 18 2025 at Cross Street, New Ross, Wexford.
A Kildare man was due before the court in connection with an offence of possession of drugs dated April 25 2025 at 5 Maiden Lane, New Ross, Wexford. A bench warrant was issued for Dylan Ivie (27) of 3 The Walk, Moyglare Hall, Maynooth, Kildare, in his absence.