The accomplice of TD Violet-Anne Wynne, John Montaine, was a ‘no-show’ in court docket at present as he’s at the moment homeless and residing in Co Longford.
t Kilrush District Courtroom, Co Clare, solicitor for Mr Montaine, Patrick Moylan, instructed Decide Mary Larkin of Mr Montaine’s whereabouts when explaining why he wasn’t in court docket. He was attributable to face seven alleged offences beneath the Street Visitors Act, together with allegedly driving with no insurance coverage and driving with no licence final October.
Mr Moylan mentioned: “Mr Montaine contacted me yesterday to say that he’s in Longford and is homeless and doesn’t wish to plead responsible.”
Looking for a date for a listening to into the case, Mr Moylan instructed Decide Larkin that Mr Montaine’s defence “relies on the identical argument we had earlier than”.
When the case first got here earlier than Decide Larkin in Might, she mentioned to Mr Moylan: “If he was stopped on October 21 final, why hasn’t he produced his paperwork?”
Mr Montaine (40) previously of Pella Rd, Kilrush, Co Clare, is dealing with seven separate summonses. They concern seven separate alleged driving offences at Lack West Kilmihil in west Clare on October 21, 2021 .
Mr Montaine is dealing with two summonses of driving his 19G-registered automobile at Lack Hill Kilmihil on the said date with no driving licence, in addition to failing to supply a driving licence.
The summons is opposite to Part 38(1) and Part 40 of the Street Visitors Act.
He additionally faces a summons of driving the automobile with out an insurance coverage coverage, opposite to Part 56 of the Street Visitors Act.
Mr Montaine additionally faces a summons of failing to supply, for a garda, a certificates of insurance coverage or a certificates of exemption in respect of his use of the automobile on that event. He additionally failed, inside 10 days, to supply the documentation to a garda.
This summons is opposite to Part 69 of the Street Visitors Acts.
Mr Montaine faces a separate summons regarding allegedly holding a cell phone whereas driving his automobile, opposite to Part 3 of the Street Visitors Act, on the identical location on the identical date.
He’s additionally accused of being the holder of a learner allow, which required him to be accompanied by and beneath the supervision of a certified driver.
Moreover, he faces a summons for not displaying applicable L-plates. .
Sergeant Louis Moloney mentioned that the case might be adjourned to September 20 because it considerations an insurance coverage matter.
Decide Larkin adjourned the case to Kilrush District Courtroom to September 20.
In February, Deputy Wynne resigned from Sinn Féin in controversial circumstances.
The mom of six alleged “psychological warfare” from the social gathering and mentioned her current being pregnant had been used as a “additional stick with beat me with”. Ms Wynne is continuous as an impartial TD for Clare.
Final month, she mentioned that she and her six kids had been homeless. Ms Wynne added that she was hopeful of discovering an acceptable dwelling for her household.
