Former Kerry All-Star avoids driving ban after insurance cert 'oversight'

James O'Donoghue was randomly stopped by gardaí in Killarney in November 2023

James O'Donoghue of Legion in the Kerry Intermediate Club Championship semi-final between Milltown/Castlemaine and Legion in Killarney in September 2023. Picture: Don MacMonagle

A 34-year-old former All-Star and Kerry footballer has avoided a driving ban after what the court was told was an oversight which found him driving without an insurance certificate when stopped by gardaí in Killarney last November.

Killarney District Court heard James Joseph O’Donoghue of 8 Scrahan Court, Ross Rd, Killarney, was randomly stopped by Garda Patrick Carmody at Park Rd, Killarney, on November 6, 2023.