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Former member of An Garda Siochana.
REPRESENTING PEOPLE IN DUBLIN & ACROSS IRELAND.
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Patrick Horan
- Jul 3
- 3 min
How to get off with drink driving charges.
These cases are always hard and luck often plays a big part
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Patrick Horan
- May 18
- 7 min
Drink Driving case dismissed because of lack of interpreter.
Sometimes the interpreter needs to be in court.
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Patrick Horan
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Drink driving case dismissed as Garda didn’t tell motorist he was detained at roadside.
If you're being detained, and not free to leave, you should at least be told.
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Patrick Horan
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Motorist who admitted drinking in a pub has drink driving case dismissed.
Honesty is often the best policy.
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Patrick Horan
- Apr 10
- 3 min
First Time Drink Driving Offence Ireland.
Being found guilty means a conviction, and that's something most people have to avoid.
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Patrick Horan
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Drink driving case dismissed as wrong doctor took blood test.
Legally there's a big difference between a "doctor" and a "treating doctor".
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Patrick Horan
- Mar 19
- 5 min
Can you keep your licence after DUI?
Ignore the impossible and focus on what's left.
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Patrick Horan
- Jan 18
- 4 min
How to defend a drink driving charge.
Mixing weak arguments with strong arguments gives you a weak argument.
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Patrick Horan
- Dec 26, 2022
- 5 min
Drink Driving limit Ireland 2023
Drink driving limits are different for breath, blood or urine.
Knowing them is important.
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Patrick Horan
- Nov 13, 2022
- 8 min
Can you win a drink driving case?
Yes, if you're willing to work very hard.
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Patrick Horan
- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
How Long Do Police Have to Charge You?
In most cases the police have a limited period of time to prosecute you.
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Patrick Horan
- Feb 22, 2022
- 5 min
Drink Driving Case Dismissed as woman was drink driving to escape man who attacked her.
First recorded uses of defences of Duress and Necessity to acquit woman accused of drink driving.
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Patrick Horan
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
How to get off with drink driving charges.
Sometimes the difference between success and failure is pure chance.
Embrace it.
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Patrick Horan
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Drink Driving Technicalities Ireland
"Technicalities" and "loopholes" sound interesting, even exciting.
But they don't exist.
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Patrick Horan
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
What is 50mg of alcohol Ireland?
Trying to find the answer is a lot like trying to find out how long a piece of string is.
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Patrick Horan
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
I received a summons but my name is misspelled. What happens?
There are times when a case will be struck out, but minor typographical errors aren't usually the reason.
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Patrick Horan
- Aug 17, 2021
- 1 min
Drink Driving Procedural Error
A cautionary tale: drink driving cases are hard to win, they are. Saying otherwise is both untrue and unfair. Years of training have made...
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