‘Me no drinking,’ motorist three times over limit told garda

A Polish motorist with an open can of cider in the cup holder of his car and an open bottle of vodka on the passenger seat insisted: "Me no drinking" when approached by a garda.

However, when his urine sample was subsequently tested, it came back with a reading of 223mgs of alcohol per 100mls of urine –— well over three times the legal limit.

Judge Olann Kelleher yesterday banned Piotr Hoffman from driving for three years at Cork District Court and fined him €450 for drink-driving and another €450 for having no insurance.