Kerry plumber was 'ready for take off', says judge in speeding case

Colum Anthony Griffin was recorded at a speed of 141km/h on the Macroom bypass

A speeding driver was going so fast on the Macroom bypass that he was “ready for take off”, Judge James McNulty told a recent sitting of Macroom District Court. File picture: Neil Michael

A speeding driver was going so fast on the Macroom bypass that he was “ready for take off”, Judge James McNulty told a recent sitting of Macroom District Court.

The court heard that Colum Anthony Griffin (46) of Kilbrean More, Kilcummin, Killarney, Co. Kerry, was recorded at a speed of 141km/h on the bypass for which he received a fixed charge penalty notice that he later failed to pay.