Catriona Carey 'out of control' when told car would be seized

Garda Julie Chapman told the court that on November 21, 2021, she was operating a Garda speed check at Glendine, Kilkenny. At 3.50pm, she observed a BMW driving at 70km/h in a 50km/h zone.

Catriona Carey leaves Kilkenny District Court after she was convicted of motoring offences and banned from driving for four years. Picture: Colin Keegan

A garda has told Kilkenny District Court how she was screamed at by a “totally out of control” Catriona Carey after she informed her that her uninsured car would be seized.

A suspended prison sentence has been handed down to the former Irish hockey international for her second offence of driving without a licence or insurance while disqualified from driving.