{"id":273023,"date":"2026-01-07T22:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/273023\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:47:11","slug":"wicklow-woman-fined-for-speeding-while-organising-palestinian-choir-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/273023\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicklow woman fined for speeding while organising Palestinian choir tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bray Courthouse.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fa901559-4ec5-4905-8c2a-0d057e9254a8.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Bray Courthouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A woman has been fined for speeding after telling the court she had been busy organising a Palestinian choir to perform in Ireland and the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Sarah Franklyn (70), of Hawkins Wood Close, Greystones, appeared at Bray District Court after exceeding the 60 km\/h speed limit on Rathdown Road, Greystones, on July 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ms Franklyn testified that she had been helping a choir from Palestine to perform shows in Ireland and the UK. The court heard that she had been travelling frequently between the two countries and only received her fixed penalty notice on the final day for payment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ms Franklyn said she contacted garda\u00ed, who advised her to appeal the fine, as it was too late to pay. The court was told that the penalty point amount for her offence would have been lower if it had been paid on time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Sergeant Mick Canavan acknowledged that Ms Franklyn was involved in a \u201cnoble cause\u201d, but reminded her that she had pleaded guilty to speeding. \u201cEspecially with the current climate and incidents on the roads,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Her solicitor, Joe Maguire, told the court that the accused\u2019s daughter is in college in the UK and was not at home either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Judge Ramsey fined Ms Franklyn \u20ac100, allowing her three months for payment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Funded by the Court Reporting Scheme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bray Courthouse. 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