Mansfield bid to restore licence fails

Businessman Jim Mansfield Jnr has failed in his legal bid to have his driving licence restored.

Mansfield, who was given a five-year road ban in 2011, needed his licence to help care for his elderly mother and to run his businesses, Dublin District Court heard.

However, Judge Aeneas McCarthy refused after hearing Garda objections. This means Mansfield, 48, will have to stay off the road until his driving ban expires in July next year.