Search
05 Sept 2025
Search
05 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Driver with staggering number of driving bans arrested by gardai in the Midlands Pic Credit: Laois Offaly Gardai
Gardai say they have arrested a driver in Portlaoise who has been disqualified from driving on a staggering 27 occasions.
Gardai issued a statement with a picture that showed a garda vehicle stopped in front of a blue VW Passat.
“Laois Roads Policing Unit conducting a checkpoint on the outskirts of Portlaoise yesterday evening stopped a vehicle with expired road tax."
"The driver was arrested after giving false details to Gardaí and discovered to be disqualified from driving 27 times previously," Gardai said.
“The driver has been charged to appear before Portlaoise District Court. We remain committed to denying these individuals the access of our road networks,” Gardai said.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
