‘God would tell you to slow down’, speeding cleric told

A judge yesterday overturned a driving ban on a speeding and foul-mouthed cleric but told him “even God would tell you slow down on that particular road”.

At Ennis Circuit Court yesterday, Church of Ireland rector Canon Bob Hanna, aged 68, appealed the six-month driving ban imposed on him at the district court last month.

In the district court, Judge Patrick Durcan banned Canon Hanna from driving after describing his conduct as “despicable” when stopped by Garda Lisa McDonagh on April 17 after going 135km in a 100km zone at Bunratty on the main dual-carriageway linking Ennis to Limerick.