Former garda was travelling at up to twice the speed limit before Drogheda hit-and-run

Michael Ball arriving at Dundalk Circuit Court, Co Louth, where he is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to offences following a Fiosrú investigation into a fatal crash in Drogheda, on March 17, 2024 which caused the death of Niall McEneaney. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A garda who fatally struck a man with his car and failed to remain at the scene has been remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing.

Michael Ball, whose address was listed at Drogheda Garda Station for the purpose of the charge, has pleaded guilty to two offences relating to a hit-and-run in Drogheda town in the early hours of St Patrick’s Day, 2024.