The question of incitement to hatred in Ireland on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter was ventilated in the Courts in 2011. A man, Patrick Kissane, who created a Facebook page called “Promote the use of Knacker Babies as Bait” was the first person in Ireland to be prosecuted under the Prohibition of … Read more
If you are convicted of a criminal offence in the District Court you have a right to appeal the decision from the District Court to the Circuit Court which is a general right to appeal set down in the Courts of Justice Act, 1928. However you cannot appeal against the conviction alone; you must appeal … Read more
If you want to do a penalty points check in Ireland you will find a useful chart below which sets out the penalty points in Ireland for various offences at April, 2016. Penalty points can be imposed on your driving licence record for an increasing number of road traffic offences ranging from speeding to careless … Read more
If you find yourself in the District Court as a result of receiving a summons or having been arrested and charged through the charge sheet procedure you will be asked how you plead on your first occasion in Court. If you plead guilty then that is the end of the matter and the Judge (and … Read more
The Road Traffic Act, 2006 introduced mandatory random breath testing. This act allows a member of an Gardai (not below the rank of inspector) to authorize a checkpoint in a public place. Section 4 of the above Act obliges you to 1. Provide a sample of your breath for the purposes of establishing the alcohol … Read more