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A DISTRICT Court judge has spo- ken out against at a challenge taken in relation to the alcolyser.
A case 1s being stated in relation to the validity of the alcohol-testing ap- paratus and is due to come before the High Court in the coming months.
The case relates to the availabil- ity of source codes on the machines
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In the interim, dozens of drink- driving cases are being adjourned in the district court.
At Ennis District Court on Friday, Judge Tim Lucey was asked to ad- journ a drink-driving case, pending the conclusion of the challenge.
He said, “I think it’s nonsense my- self. It’s not a matter of life or death.
“Anyone getting on an aeroplane
relies on codes. It’s the same with cars. You press the brake, you are perfectly happy to rely on it, but it 1s different when it comes to alcohol in the system.
“It’s nonsense. The sooner people cop on, the better. I think we are losing the run of ourselves when it comes to that kind of thing,’ he Sr HLG
““T think the law is the law as it 1s,
until it’s changed,” he said.
However, he noted that Judge Joseph Mangan, who regularly sits in the district, has granted adjourn- ments and said he would do the same.
“IT wouldn’t grant it if it were me,” he said.
He adjourned the case until June, by which the outcome of the High Court case should be available.