Former Cork City manager Ger Nash has had his dangerous driving and drink-driving case adjourned for the judge to consider written submissions from his defence. The submissions propose calling an engineer as an expert witness in the case.
The matter was mentioned at Midleton District Court in Co Cork on Thursday, with Nash not required to appear in person. Defence solicitor Graham Hyde raised the issue of the proposed engineer evidence in submissions filed last week. Judge Colm Roberts adjourned the case for mention until October 8th to consider the written material. A Garda inspector will also need time to read the submissions.
Garda evidence presented in June stated that Nash was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol when he crashed his car near a bridge in Midleton last November. Garda Jerome Maher arrived at the scene near the Lakeview roundabout shortly after 3am on November 6th, 2025. He noted a car had crashed into signage.
Garda Maher spoke to the driver, Ger Nash. "There was a strong smell of alcohol from him and his eyes were bloodshot," Garda Maher said. He formed the opinion that Nash was intoxicated and incapable of driving and arrested him on suspicion of committing an offence.
An Evidenzer breath test conducted at Midleton Garda station found Nash had 52 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. This level is in excess of the legal limit. Garda Maher believed Nash drove straight through the roundabout, crashing into signage on the far side directly in front of a bridge. He noted the presence of tyre marks at the scene.
Garda Shay Dempsey, who also arrived shortly after 3am, said a white vehicle was embedded in the road. He stated Nash was unsteady on his feet and swaying, with two passersby effectively keeping him up. Witness Liam Murray told the court he spotted a white car heading toward Midleton after 2.30am that morning. "He said the next he saw of the car was when it had crashed and hit signage near the Lakeview roundabout," the court heard.
Murray stated a white hatchback passed him in the overtaking lane and that further up the road at Minister's Hill, the same car was going slow. He guessed the vehicle was travelling at about 20km/h to 30km/h.
Ger Nash, 39, stepped down from his role as Cork City manager in December of last year. He had taken up the job in May 2025, joining from a spell as assistant manager of Swedish side GAIS. Before moving to Sweden, Nash held coaching roles at Ipswich Town and had worked with the FAI and Aston Villa. He is a former Ipswich Town player and is currently employed as an assistant coach at Swedish champions Mjallby. He formerly lived in Fota Island, Co Cork, and now resides in Sweden.
The off-field development comes as Cork City continue their push for promotion on the pitch. The club sits first in the First Division on 71 points after 32 games, holding a commanding 21-point lead at the top. Their recent form reads two wins, two draws and one defeat from the last five outings, a sequence you can review on our standings page.
The court will next mention Nash's case on October 8th.
The original report is at The Irish Times
