A sniffer dog indicated that there was something of interest in the cab of Doran's truck, which led to the discovery of eight bags of cannabis. The drugs were worth €1,020,400.

Roman Cios sustained multiple fractures to his arms and left leg, a perforated duodenum and a pancreatic injury in the collision, the court was told

He had pleaded not guilty to driving without due care and attention, thereby causing the death of 19-year-old Harry Boland