A judge has ruled that a Dublin cab driver, who was successfully prosecuted for cocaine dealing from his car, can have his taxi licence restored and carry on working. Barrister Patrick Jackson told Judge Gearty that in February 2015, Burns was stopped in a car in possession of €70 worth of cocaine. Mr Burns told the court he had split with his ex-wife and he paid half the mortgage in the family home where he no longer resides. He told Judge Gearty he was stupid and had let his family down. He called the Garda objection to his licence a “pure vendetta” and said the superintendent wanted to take away his livelihood.

Source: The Irish Times April 16, 2018 18:00 UTC