CLAREGALWAY MAN GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR DRINK DRIVING THREE TIMES

Date Published: 23-Oct-2007

A Claregalway man who drove while drunk on three separate occasions over an eight-month period has received an eight-month suspended sentence and has been banned from driving for six years Ger Duggan, from Kilcahill, Claregalway, who celebrated his 21st birthday last week, appeared before Galway District Court and pleaded guiltyDefence solicitor, Olivia Traynor, said her client Ger Duggan had not told his family about the first two drink driving offences but he went to them and confessed everything when he was stopped the third time in July.She said several members of the Duggan family were in court, and they had ensured her client got treatment for an alcohol problem following the July offence.The solicitor said her client was more mature now and he realised he had a drink problem.