Is There A School For Bonkers Judges?

[gness]

Chap here in Kerry was caught way over the drink drive limit. He should have had a three year ban....but.....

The implementation of the ban has been adjourned until beyond September so the accused can go to the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival to find himself a "nice woman" to drive him around!....:-)

[gness]

Sorry - forgot link

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/judge-gives-bachelor-farmer-sixmonth-delay-on-drinkdriving-ban-so-he-has-time-to-find-a-woman-34788818.html

Gx

[Old_Geezer]

You'd have to ask NJ.

[aelmpvw]

//When asked how many cows he had, Mr O’Shea told the court he had “13 or 14”.//

i'm surprised the judge didn't order him to go to numeracy classes

[jno]

that actually sounds rather sensible. Nice women may run a mile, I suspect, but no harm done if that's the case.

[gness]

He'll let me know I'm sure, OG....

That struck me, Ael.....if I had cows I think I'd know how many....

Oh I don't know, Jno......I've been to Lisdoonvarna.....a driving ban to stop anyone going there would be a favour.....
Could be an extra punishment I guess.... :-)

[jno]

this might be your lucky year, gness!

[gness]

Jno....I'd poke my eyes out with a hot shillelagh rather that go there again.....!

[wolf63]

This is local to me. He should be dead with that level.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/perthshire-drink-driver-six-times-8117537

[kaw69]

Barbara Knox from Corrie was caught drink driving in April 2014 the same week as my brother-in-law, his case was heard 6 weeks later and was banned yet Barbara Knox was driving for almost a year before she was banned.

[Zacs-Master]

Ah the whimsical logic of the Emerald isle. I'm reminded of Spike Milligan's war memories in which a conversation went something along the lines of...

'Ah, Milligan I hear your parents are from Ireland'

'Yes sir, they are'

'Which Part'

'Sir, all of them sir'

[EDDIE51]

It is Ireland after all !!
But even in the UK it is possible that a ban would not be imposed. The man is a self employed farmer living in an area with no public transport, a car is essential for him to earn his living. There are cases in the UK where a ban has not been imposed in such cases. In this case the ban has only been postponed for 6 months while he tries to find a way to keep using his car. In the UK a good lawyer would have got him off without a ban at all.