Cork woman gets 10-year driving ban after fifth time getting caught driving without insurance

Judge Ryan also imposed a four-month suspended prison sentence, and fines totalling €1,250

The defendant was given six months in which to pay a €500 fine for having no licence and a €750 fine for driving without insurance. File photo

A 33-year-old woman caught driving without insurance for the fifth time showed scant regard for the law, a district judge said as she banned her from driving for 10 years.

Hayley O’Connor of Bride Valley View, Upper Fair Hill, Cork, was stopped by Garda Eoghan O’Mahony at lunchtime on November 11, 2025, at Fairfield Road, Farranree, Cork.