A father-of-12 has been disqualified from driving for four years after being caught twice driving without insurance in quick succession.
Fedir Tyrpak, who appeared before Letterkenny District Court, also had two previous convictions for having no insurance.
The 41-year-old, with an address at Carnasaul, Termon, pleaded guilty to having no insurance at Kilconnell Glebe on July 31, 2025, and at the same location on August 3, 2025.
Garda Sergeant Maurice Doyle told the court the defendant was stopped at 2.35pm on the first date and at 6.15pm on the second occasion.
Both times, Tyrpak opted to produce documents at Milford Garda Station, but failed to do so.
Solicitor Mr Donough Cleary told the court that his client, a Ukrainian national, has been in Ireland for 16 months now.
Mr Clreary said that Tyrpak is a father-of-12 and the only person in the household who can drive. Mr Cleary said that one of Tyrpak’s children suffers acutely from epilepsy and he had to drive due to a medical emergency.
“A disqualification will have a draconian effect, but it is one that he has brought on himself,” Mr Cleary said.
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Judge Emile Daly convicted Tyrpak, fined him a total of €500 and he was given six months to pay.
He was also disqualified from driving for four years.
“You have to be insured to drive a car,” Judge Daly said.
Noting that this was Tyrpak’s fourth charge of no insurance to come before the court, Judge Daly added: “There are much more serious penalties that can be applied.”