Drink-driver caught boarding car ferry in port is banned for two years

He followed it and when he spoke to the accused, it was clear she had a smell of alcohol on her breath and was “somewhat incoherent”. She was arrested and brought to Store Street garda station where she refused the breath test but provided a blood sample which was over the alcohol limit. Farrell had no previous convictions. The accused’s father, who was from Ireland, had died and she had attended a remembrance service here, defence solicitor Yvonne Bambury said. Farrell was due to get a ferry in the morning but it was cancelled and she went out with family. She was stopped getting the later ferry. The judge said it was a serious incident but noted that there was a family event and Farrell was “unlucky”. He was satisfied it was a “one-off”.