DRIVING BAN

Fraudster Catriona Carey banned from driving for FOUR years after pleading guilty to road traffic offences

Garda Chapman told Kilkenny District Court how she was screamed at by ‘a totally out of control’ Catriona Carey

• Published: 19:02, 2 Nov 2023
• Updated: 19:03, 2 Nov 2023

FORMER Ireland hockey player Catriona Carey has been banned from driving.

Carey, 44, who was convicted of fraud in February 2020, appeared in court today planning to appeal her conviction for road traffic offences.

However, she withdrew the claim and is now off the road for four years.

In May last year, the former camogie star, with a previous address at Weir View Hill in Kilkenny, was given a three month suspended sentence at Kilkenny District Court and was also disqualified for driving for four years.

She had pleaded guilty to road traffic offences including driving without a licence or insurance.

She subsequently appealed the decision and had been allowed to continue driving while awaiting the outcome.

In a previous appearance, Garda Julie Chapman gave evidence that she stopped the defendant on the Castlecomer Road in Kilkenny on December 21, 2021.

The garda used her mobile device to scan the licence and it came up that Ms Carey was disqualified from driving.

On December 10, 2021, Ms Carey was observed driving at Weir View in Kilkenny.

At the time she was disqualified from driving in penalty points.

Garda Chapman told Kilkenny District Court how she was screamed at by “a totally out of control” Catriona Carey after she was informed that her uninsured car would be seized.

An appeal was lodged on behalf of Ms Carey and was due to be heard last October.

On that date State Solicitor, Gerry Meaney informed the court that Ms Carey was now fully contesting the matters before the court and it was adjourned to the January sittings.

In January there was no judge available to hear the appeal and it was adjourned until May.

In May she failed to appear.

The court was told she missed the hearing over after a “severe breakdown in communications” with her solicitor.