As reported by „Airija.info“, on December 20, 2025, in the town of Mullingar, County Westmeath, a man was driving a car belonging to a friend.
The vehicle attracted the attention of officers because it was swerving from one side of the road to the other.
After stopping the car, officers noticed that the driver was clearly intoxicated. D. Virkutis was detained and taken to the police station, where a sobriety test was conducted.
An alcohol concentration of 78 micrograms per 100 ml of exhaled air was detected. The usual permissible limit is 22 micrograms, but for D. Virkutis, who did not have a driver’s license, a limit of 9 micrograms applied. Thus, the detected alcohol concentration exceeded it by almost nine times.
„Airija.info“ reports that on September 8, after reviewing the case, Judge John Brennan fined D. Virkutis 400 euros for drunk driving and an additional 100 euros for driving without a driver’s license.
Moreover, the man was banned from driving any vehicle for three years.
The court stated that D. Virkutis works in the construction sector and has been living in Ireland for eight years.
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