A 34-year-old barber pleaded guilty to three counts of uninsured driving and received a four-month imprisonment sentence with a six-year driving disqualification. The court heard he was already banned at the time of two stops. He was detected at Hoey's Lane on September 7, 2025, and came to garda attention at Aghaboys on January 17 while driving at excessive speed at 1am. Officers smelled cannabis from the car and he gave false details. On May 9, a check on the Nissan Qashqai he was driving showed it was uninsured. The judge said he was manifestly unfit to be on the roads and noted he had been given many opportunities. Legal aid was granted and bail to appeal was set at a €1,000 personal bond with €1,000 cash lodged.
"Judge Nicola Andrews told Obasanjo Olajubu he was “manifestly unfit to be on the roads” after the district court heard that he was already banned at the time of two of the stops. The court heard he was detected at Hoey's Lane on September 7, 2025, and came to garda attention at Aghaboys on January 17 while driving at excessive speed at 1am. The judge said he had been given lots of opportunities."
"Evidence was given that the defendant, of Beacon Court, Coe's Road, Dundalk, was detected at Hoey's Lane, on September 7, 2025; while he came to garda attention at Aghaboys on January 17 last while driving at excessive speed at 1am. He gave false details to officers who got a smell of cannabis from the car. On the Inner Relief Road on May 9 last, court presenter Sgt Richie Browne continued, a check on a Nissan Qashqai Mr Olajubu was driving showed that it was uninsured."
"Solicitor Niall Breen said that his client's behaviour was unacceptable and that he was in a difficult predicament. He was at risk (of going to jail) but the court was asked for one opportunity to explore community service. Judge Andrews remarked that the defendant had been given lots of opportunities. “He is manifestly unfit to be on the roads.” A four-month sentence and 6-year disqualification were imposed on one count of no insurance, with all others taken into consideration and the facts proven."
"Legal aid was granted. Bail to appeal was set at a personal bond of €1,000 with €1,000 cash lodged. Funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme"
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