Bachelor farmer, 77, can ‘motor on’ for one more year

A 77-year-old bachelor farmer who was caught drink driving more than three years ago will be allowed “motor on” for another year, a court has decided.

Tom Sullivan from Lisheen, Firies, Killarney, had pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol on October 22, 2013, at Leamnaguilla, Beaufort, Killarney.

The blood-alcohol reading was 175 which meant a two-year mandatory suspension from driving, Killarney District Court was told.