A motorist involved in a single vehicle accident in West Cork has lost his house and his car because neither was insured, the district court has heard. A silver Volkswagen Jetta car driven by Michael Matthews, aged 70, with an address at Knockskagh, Leap, Co Cork, had been involved in a single-vehicle road traffic accident. Matthews admitted he had no motor insurance and no driver’s licence and could not produce the documents at a Garda station. Defence solicitor Colette McCarthy said Matthews had been in a relationship with a woman for many years, but had separated. Ms McCarthy said Matthews no longer owned the car and had not driven since the incident.

Source: Irish Examiner March 05, 2026 14:56 UTC