Six month suspended sentence for Offaly man driving without insurance

A six month suspended sentence was handed down to a man charged with driving without insurance or driving licence at Tullamore District Court.

Jason Harford, 45, Downwshire Place, Edenderry, Offaly was convicted of driving without a driving licence on November 11, 2023, and with failing to produce the document. In addition he had no insurance. Mr Harford had six previous convictions for no insurance.

Solicitor Donal Farrelly said his client was a 34 year old man with children aged 15 and 6 months. He said he was doing well in terms of substitution from heroin.

Judge Andrew Cody imposed a six month prison sentence which he suspended for two years.

He disqualified him from driving for 10 years. He took the offence of no NCT and failure to produce the documents into consideration.

For driving without tax and driving licence he fined him €250 and disqualified him from driving for10 years.

Judge Cody told Mr Harford that he could assure him he will serve the sentence if he is back before the court.