Morris tribunal garda guilty of drink driving

A key witness in the Morris tribunal has been convicted on a drink driving charge at the District Court in Carrickmacross, Co…

A key witness in the Morris tribunal has been convicted on a drink driving charge at the District Court in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, today.

Noel McMahon, a former detective with the Garda Síochána, was fined €1,000 and disqualified from driving for four years.

Judge Flann Brennan heard McMahon had a previous conviction for drinik driving in 2001 when he was disqualified for two years.

McMahon, who was not in the courtroom, pleaded guilty through his lawyer.