Former TD Colm Keaveney pleads guilty to driving under the influence of cocaine

Judge said Colm Keaveney has had 'a significant fall from grace' after his guilty plea

The court heard that former TD Colm Keaveney had two previous convictions, having been fined €250 and banned from driving for four years in relation to an incident in Boyle in Co Roscommon last October when he failed to stop after a collision. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews

A judge has said a former Fianna Fáil TD has had "a significant fall from grace" after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of cocaine.

Colm Keaveney, with an address at Kilcrevanty, Tuam, Co Galway, pleaded guilty at Tuam District Court to the charge along with two counts of driving with no insurance.