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Former TD Admits to Driving Under Influence of Cocaine

Colm Keaveney admitted cocaine use while driving and driving without insurance multiple times; he is undergoing addiction treatment and remains in aftercare, court heard.

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A former TD has admitted to driving under the influence of cocaine, after being stopped at a checkpoint in Co Galway, in June 2023.

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Irish IndependentIrish Independent
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Ex-TD Colm Keaveney pleads guilty to driving under the influence of cocaine

Former TD Colm Keaveney has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of cocaine and two counts of driving with no insurance.

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Irish ExaminerIrish Examiner
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Former TD Colm Keaveney pleads guilty to driving under the influence of cocaine

Judge said Colm Keaveney has had 'a significant fall from grace' after his guilty plea

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The JournalThe Journal
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Former Fianna Fáil TD pleads guilty to driving under influence of cocaine

Colm Keaveney was arrested after being stopped at a checkpoint at Cummer near Tuam on 12 June 2023.

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Irish MirrorIrish Mirror
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Ex-Fianna Fail TD pleads guilty to driving under influence of cocaine

Colm Keaveney pleaded guilty at Tuam District Court this Tuesday to the charge along with two counts of driving with no insurance

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Irish TimesIrish Times
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Former TD Colm Keaveney pleads guilty to driving under influence of cocaine

Judge says Keaveney has had ‘significant fall from grace’ as he also pleads guilty to driving with no insurance

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Former TD admits to driving under influence of cocaine

A former TD has admitted to driving under the influence of cocaine, after being stopped at a checkpoint in Co Galway, in June 2023.

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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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