TD says case was ‘a distraction’ from her work

Independent TD Clare Daly yesterday described an attempt to prosecute her for a minor motoring offence as a "distraction" from her work highlighting malpractice and injustice.

She made her second appearance at Dublin District Court where she was cleared of an offence of driving without reasonable consideration, a charge she had strenuously denied.

The case was dismissed by Judge Ann Ryan when she heard that the DPP had decided to drop the prosecution.