TD Michael Cahill: Dangerous Driving Conviction & Past Liability

Fianna Fáil TD Michael Cahill – convicted last week of dangerous driving – was previously found liable by a court for causing a crash that left a young girl with “difficulty learning to walk”. He was ordered to pay £6,000 compensation to the girl, who was too young to walk at the time of the accident, as part of a total £12,000 to her family. The O’Donogue family, who were also awarded legal costs, from Tralee sued Cahill after their car was involved in a July 1990 collision with his vehicle. After a June 1993 circuit court case then county councillor Cahill was ordered to pay the girl’s four family members £1,500 each for their physical and psychological injuries. The Kerryman was banned from driving for two years last Friday after a court heard he was caught driving 190 kilometres per hour on a Cork motorway. Cahill has been contacted for comment.