Senior traffic garda had no car tax or NCT cert

It was shocking to say the least that the most experienced member of the Garda Traffic Corps in Limerick was driving his own private car to work without tax and up-to-date NCT cert, a judge said yesterday.

Judge Eugene O’Kelly remarked that Garda Michael O’Shaughnessy was before him at Limerick District Court over offences for which O’Shaughnessy had prosecuted hundreds of motorists in his line of duty.

O’Shaughnessy, of Kiltiernan Cross, Croagh, Co Limerick, was found guilty of two offences of driving without tax, having no tax disc displayed, and not having an up-to-date NCT cert. He denied all the charges.