> Judge Kelly was informed that the accused received concurrent two-year and 18-month sentences, but they were suspended for two years, with the order to take effect later this month. The finalisation of the remaining dangerous driving charges in the Children’s Court has been adjourned until February 3rd next.
Seriously wtf is going on here lads.
> His solicitor Brian Keenan said the teenager, who was accompanied to court by family, had suffered trauma in his childhood and had been affected by a bereavement at a young age, and had attended mental health services.
Mr Keenan said the boy realised he could have lost his own life and cost other people their lives during the pursuit, and he was apologetic for that.
The court also heard that, following his arrest, he made admissions and apologised for putting people’s lives at risk.
Ah su re thats that so, he is apologetic.
Behemothslayer on
Imagine the carnage of hitting another vehicle at 200kph, poor bastards would be poured into bags
Fr_RebulahConundrum on
There’s always an excuse
Gold-Vacation-169 on
Road safety is a joke in this country, the TDs don’t give a crap and neither do the judges.
Even-Space on
His age shouldn’t matter. This is borderline conspiracy to commit murder and should’ve been imprisoned for like 5+ years along with a 20 year driving ban
5x0uf5o on
I drive on the M50 all the time with my 3 young kids. Honestly it sounds extreme but I’d be happy for death penalty for this type of recklessness.
shakermaker321 on
Why are Irish courts so lenient
Byrnzillionaire on
Sometimes there are no mitigating factors. He knew the dangers of what he was doing regardless of what has supposedly happened in his life.
Remarkable how many people before the courts have the exact same “tough upbringings” and “bereavements” when needed.
BraveUnion on
Honestly this is indicative of a wider problem. Today my life flashed before my eyes cause was I was driving out of the shop and just entering the left lane some kid driving an industrial sized tractor swerved into my left lane coming towards me. I’m lucky I was going out slow and wasn’t fully committed into the lane otherwise I would have been dead in an instant…
All he had to do was stop look and turn but since it was a kid he didn’t care who he killed.
bringinsexyback1 on
No, the court doesn’t hear us! Doesn’t hear the country screaming for stricter justice delivered quickly.
IndependenceNaive751 on
This is evidence that the teenagers of this country go with no consequences. I can understand maybe not wanting to lock him up, he should be on strict probation, he should have to attend some sort of education/training or become employed, attend counseling, a youth program or young offenders program for a number of years.
wilekoyoty on
There was over 30 Garda cars involved in that chase along with the air support. It was incredibly dangerous as they drove down the M7 in pursuit all doing over 180kph forcing everyone off the road. What is the point of all that danger to public lives if the scrote isn’t getting punished severely?
Ob1cannobody on
‘The Journal’ called him a ‘boy’, 17 years and how many months from becoming an adult, a man?
angeltabris_ on
I’d like to say, 200kmh sounds like a big number but its 120 mph. its fast but its hardly breaking the sound barrier
Also-Rant on
Driving like that is the same a firing a gun wildly into a crowd – just because he didn’t hit anyone should not lessen the punishment for the crime.
alangcarter on
Every time this happens and the scrote swans out of court with both thumbs up and a shit eating grin it creates another “legend” for his peers to look up to and copy. It would be better for public safety to keep it quiet and not prosecute these cases until the law and sentencing guidelines catch up with the 21st century reality. Its not like he was pinching apples from an orchard.
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Charge with attempted murder
> Judge Kelly was informed that the accused received concurrent two-year and 18-month sentences, but they were suspended for two years, with the order to take effect later this month. The finalisation of the remaining dangerous driving charges in the Children’s Court has been adjourned until February 3rd next.
Seriously wtf is going on here lads.
> His solicitor Brian Keenan said the teenager, who was accompanied to court by family, had suffered trauma in his childhood and had been affected by a bereavement at a young age, and had attended mental health services.
Mr Keenan said the boy realised he could have lost his own life and cost other people their lives during the pursuit, and he was apologetic for that.
The court also heard that, following his arrest, he made admissions and apologised for putting people’s lives at risk.
Ah su re thats that so, he is apologetic.
Imagine the carnage of hitting another vehicle at 200kph, poor bastards would be poured into bags
There’s always an excuse
Road safety is a joke in this country, the TDs don’t give a crap and neither do the judges.
His age shouldn’t matter. This is borderline conspiracy to commit murder and should’ve been imprisoned for like 5+ years along with a 20 year driving ban
I drive on the M50 all the time with my 3 young kids. Honestly it sounds extreme but I’d be happy for death penalty for this type of recklessness.
Why are Irish courts so lenient
Sometimes there are no mitigating factors. He knew the dangers of what he was doing regardless of what has supposedly happened in his life.
Remarkable how many people before the courts have the exact same “tough upbringings” and “bereavements” when needed.
Honestly this is indicative of a wider problem. Today my life flashed before my eyes cause was I was driving out of the shop and just entering the left lane some kid driving an industrial sized tractor swerved into my left lane coming towards me. I’m lucky I was going out slow and wasn’t fully committed into the lane otherwise I would have been dead in an instant…
All he had to do was stop look and turn but since it was a kid he didn’t care who he killed.
No, the court doesn’t hear us! Doesn’t hear the country screaming for stricter justice delivered quickly.
This is evidence that the teenagers of this country go with no consequences. I can understand maybe not wanting to lock him up, he should be on strict probation, he should have to attend some sort of education/training or become employed, attend counseling, a youth program or young offenders program for a number of years.
There was over 30 Garda cars involved in that chase along with the air support. It was incredibly dangerous as they drove down the M7 in pursuit all doing over 180kph forcing everyone off the road. What is the point of all that danger to public lives if the scrote isn’t getting punished severely?
‘The Journal’ called him a ‘boy’, 17 years and how many months from becoming an adult, a man?
I’d like to say, 200kmh sounds like a big number but its 120 mph. its fast but its hardly breaking the sound barrier
Driving like that is the same a firing a gun wildly into a crowd – just because he didn’t hit anyone should not lessen the punishment for the crime.
Every time this happens and the scrote swans out of court with both thumbs up and a shit eating grin it creates another “legend” for his peers to look up to and copy. It would be better for public safety to keep it quiet and not prosecute these cases until the law and sentencing guidelines catch up with the 21st century reality. Its not like he was pinching apples from an orchard.