Kerry garda was watching drivers for phone use

Traffic division gardaí in Kerry were specifically watching for mobile phone use by all drivers, including bus drivers, in Killarney during the summer, a court has been told.

A Clare bus driver saw the case against him dismissed at Killarney District Court yesterday. He had been summonsed by a garda who was specifically watching out for mobile phone use by all motorists travelling from Spanish Point.

The driver and coach company owner was “adamant” he had not been holding a mobile phone but rather a Bluetooth earpiece — which he handed into court for inspection.