Councillor fails to annul drink-driving case after arrest on ‘non-existent street’

A serving member of Cork County Council has failed in his efforts to have a drink-driving charge against him “annulled”.

Fine Gael’s Michael Hegarty was arrested and charged under the Road Traffic Act at Ballymacoda, Ladysbridge, East Cork on Aug 21.

At Youghal District Court yesterday, Garda Insp Eoin Healy made an application to amend the location of the arrest from “Main Street Ballymacoda” to “Ballydaniel, Ballymacoda”.