Catriona Carey

2022 - 5 - 23

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Catriona Carey given suspended sentence for driving without ... (The Irish Times)

Garda says accountant went 'totally out of control' when she tried to seize BMW car.

She was also disqualified from driving for four years. Her company Careysfort Asset Estates took deposits and offered to return the fees if deals to buy their debts from lenders at a discount did not materialise. Mr Roche said his client is the primary carer to her two children, which meant that she needed to drive. Carey told the garda she did not have the licence but did have a picture of it on her phone. Mr Roche said there had been some confusion about Carey’s final set of penalty points, which led to her disqualification, and that she had been attempting to appeal them. He said Carey asked ‘are you targeting me?’ and ‘do you expect me to get taxis?’.

Fraudster Catriona Carey asked gardaí when stopped over road ... (Independent.ie)

Convicted fraudster Catriona Carey was "roaring and screaming" and asked gardaí "do you expect me to get taxis?" when stopped for separate road offences ...

She fined Catriona Carey €300 and disqualified her from driving for two years. Carey was convicted of fraud in February 2020 after altering a cheque she received from a client who had hired her as his accountant. . Under cross-examination the garda accepted that she had never received a road ban from the courts. Her barrister, Kevin Roche BL, said there was a "certain confusion" about the penalty points which led to her disqualification. Gda Chapman said the defendant was "totally out of control" and said there "was no talking to her". The garda said Carey was driving 70kmph in a 50kmph zone and that, when stopped, only had a picture of her driving licence on her phone.

'Totally out of control' ex-Ireland hockey player Catriona Carey ... (Irish Mirror)

A suspended prison sentence has been handed down to Ms Carey for her second offence of driving without a licence or insurance.

For driving without insurance on the second date Ms Carey was convicted and a sentence of three months imprisonment handed down. The garda informed Ms Carey she was going to seize the car. The garda stopped the car and spoke to the driver, Ms Carey. Ms Carey, 44, is a mother of two and their primary carer, Mr Roche said. Mr Roche said his client had asked him to apologise in court for her previous non-attendance. Garda Chapman asked Ms Carey - an accountant who also played camogie for Kilkenny- for her driving licence.

Carey given suspended sentence for driving offences (RTE.ie)

A garda has told Kilkenny District Court how she was screamed at by a former Ireland international hockey player after she informed her that her uninsured ...

The garda stopped Carey and informed her she was disqualified. For driving without insurance on the second date, Carey was convicted and a sentence of three months' imprisonment handed down. At this, Carey screamed at the garda and refused to hand over the keys. Garda Julie Chapman told the court that on 21 November 2021, she was operating a garda speed check at Glendine, Kilkenny. At 3.50pm she observed a BMW driving at 70km in a 50km zone. "She was totally out of control," the garda said. Garda Chapman asked Carey for her driving licence.

Mortgage scam accused Catriona Carey banned from driving for ... (The Irish Sun)

Carey, who is alleged to have conned heartbroken homeowners out of thousands of euros, was convicted of driving with no insurance and without a driving licence ...

The court was informed Carey is a mother of two and was described as the primary carer for the kids. The court heard Carey had attempted to engage a solicitor and was under the “misapprehension” she didn’t have to appear if she was represented in court. Roche maintained Carey was not “playing ducks and drakes” with the court and was pleading guilty to the offences. The court heard at this point, furious Carey screamed at the garda and refused to hand over the keys. The court heard it was explained to Carey that she was disqualified and did not have a valid licence, which meant she was not covered by insurance. The garda recalled how she informed Carey she was going to seize the car.

Catriona Carey 'out of control' when told car would be seized (Irish Examiner)

Garda Julie Chapman told the court that on November 21, 2021, she was operating a Garda speed check at Glendine, Kilkenny. At 3.50pm, she observed a BMW ...

The garda stopped Carey and informed her she was disqualified. The garda informed Carey she was going to seize the car. “She was totally out of control,” the garda said. The car was seized. The garda stopped the car and spoke to the driver, Catriona Carey. Garda Chapman asked Carey for her driving licence.

'Do you expect me to get taxis?' — Catriona Carey to garda after ... (Extra.ie)

A suspended sentence was handed down to the former Irish international hockey star for her second offence of driving without a licence or insurance while ...

The garda stopped Ms Carey and informed her she was disqualified. The garda informed Ms Carey she was going to seize the car. Mr Roche said his client especially wanted to apologise to Garda Chapman for the events at the side of the road. At this, Ms Carey screamed at the garda and refused to hand over the keys. The garda used her mobile device to scan the licence and it came up that Ms Carey was disqualified from driving and had failed to hand in her licence. Garda Julie Chapman told the court that on November 21, 2021, she was operating a speed check at Glendine, Kilkenny. At 3.50pm she observed a BMW driving at 70kph in a 50kph zone.