High Court, in an application for judicial review concerning a pending criminal trial in the District Court: (a) refuses discovery and release of a digital audio recording (DAR) of an earlier hearing, on the grounds that neither of them would assist the applicant in establishing as right to a trial by jury of the pending charges; (b) refuses to order that the applicant was entitled to a trial by jury of a charge of dangerous driving, on the grounds that there was no such entitlement where such a charge was tried summarily; and (c) refuses to order that the applicant was entitled to a trial by jury of a charge of endangerment, on the grounds that, once the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided to prosecute the matter in the District Court, the accused had no right to elect for a jury trial.
Judicial review - criminal proceedings pending in District Court - dangerous driving - endangerment - s.53 Road Traffic Act 1961 as amended -r s.13 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 - alleged wrongdoing by members of An Garda Siochana - discovery application - application for digital audio recording (DAR) of hearing - alleged harassment by Gardai - claim that actions by others against him had not been prosecuted by Gardai - dispute with neighbours - whether applicant entitled to trial by jury in respect of either charge.