Kilkenny motorist tried to avoid gardaí - fined €1,000 in fines for a number of offences Reporter: Fines totalling €1,000 have been imposed on a motorist who ‘tried to avoid gardaí’. Gerard O’Brien, Listerlin, Mullinavat, was charged with driving without reasonable consideration. He was also charged with driving without a valid NCT and without tax. Kilkenny District Court heard that on February 25, 2020, gardaí were conducting a checkpoint at Mullinavat. They saw a car being driven erratically and followed it. The car drove down a narrow lane trying to avoid the gardaí. Weather conditions were wet and foggy at the time. Gardaí followed the car onto the motorway and it was not safe to stop the car for a while, the court heard. There were passengers in the vehicle.