Twink fined for having no car insurance

Entertainer Adele King, better known as Twink, has been fined €1,000 for having no car insurance.

Charges were brought against the 62-year-old after she stopped gardaí for directions at the M50, Ballymount on January 6 last year.

She was today given just over five months to pay a fine of €1,000 for having no car insurance.

The court heard the entertainer had switched her insurance to a new jeep and forgot to switch it back when she ran into gardai at Ballymount last year.

Outside court she called it a "stupid, idiotic mistake."

Other charges were struck out such as failure to produce a driver's license, and driving without reasonable consideration.

Gardaí were concerned that her dog Mary was sticking her head out the rear window of the car.

Twink may be a household name, but it did not stop Judge John Coughlan asking what her occupation is - the entertainment industry, he was told.

However, she had cause to thank the judge for not disqualifying her from the roads – especially as today is her 62nd birthday.