Garda mistake could see thousands of driving convictions overturned

Almost 15,000 people are going to have their driving convictions overturned because of a Garda mistake.

It meant offenders were given a court summons instead of just a fine. 

All the cases will be appealed in court over the next few months and will be overturned.

Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn apologised for the mistake, and outlined how they're going to rectify it.

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