{"id":13635,"date":"2025-09-11T04:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/13635\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T04:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:59:14","slug":"wicklow-man-banned-from-driving-for-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/13635\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicklow man banned from driving for two years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bray Courthouse.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fa901559-4ec5-4905-8c2a-0d057e9254a8.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Bray Courthouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A Wicklow man has avoided activation of a suspended sentence, but has been banned from driving for two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Donal Byrne (33), of 1 The Cedars, Diamond Valley, Upper Dargle Road, Bray, Wicklow, was charged with driving without a licence under Section 51 of the Road Traffic Act 1961.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Mr Byrne pleaded guilty last week at Bray District Court, but was awaiting clarification surrounding whether or not his suspended sentence from a previous conviction would be enforced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The court heard that after the incident in question, Mr Byrne had left the country and travelled to Belarus. During his time there, Mr Byrne had decided he wanted to become a doctor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Mr Byrne\u2019s solicitor told the court that Mr Byrne had gained his qualifications while abroad and had dealt with his addiction to alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Mr Byrne had returned to Ireland to secure stable employment and has secured a job in a research laboratory at UCD, where he is due to start employment on September 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The court was told that the incident was his third vehicle related charge within a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The court heard Mr Byrne is now married with two children, and the solicitor for Mr Byrne told the court that his client completed his studies \u201cto make a positive contribution to society\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Judge David Kennedy chose not to impose Mr Byrne\u2019s suspended sentence. He instead handed out a \u20ac500 fine and disqualified Mr Byrne from driving for a period of two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Funded by the Court Reporting Scheme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bray Courthouse. 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