Judge Brian O’Shea was speaking at Cashel District Court during a drink driving case involving a man whose native language was not English
A District Court judge has warned that evidence obtained from a defendant by using Google Translate is ‘hearsay’ which could be challenged in court.
Boncho Asenov was disqualified from driving at Cashel District Court for a combined total of three years in relation to motoring offences.
Mr Asenov, with an address at the Old Dublin Road, Cahir, Co Tipperary, was observed by Garda Gemma Grogan at The Mall, Cahir, on September 20, 2024.
Garda Grogan told Judge Brian O’Shea that she was on patrol in Cahir when she observed a driver turn into a street but he failed to indicate. The driver…