A man who was responsible for the deaths of two women in a road accident in Co Mayo twelve years ago has been jailed for a separate crash in Co Antrim.

37-year old Paul Patrick Duffy of Hillside Drive in Dunloy, Co Antrim, was jailed for four months at Coleraine Magistrates' Court this week, after he hit another car while on the wrong side of the road without lights.

He was an unaccompanied learner driver when he caused the deaths of two women while overtaking on the N5 near Castlebar in 2005.

Mr Duffy, who then had an address in Westport, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of 48-year old Marian Maye from Kilkelly and her 77-year old aunt Kathleen Fitzpatrick from Lisacul, Castlerea.

He was given a suspended jail term and banned from driving for 10 years.

He was back in court on Monday in Coleraine where he was jailed for four months after he hit another car while on the wrong side of the road, without lights, almost 2 months ago.

The court heard that Duffy had taken "one or two drinks" before the accident at midnight on September 4 on Bellaghy Road in Dunloy. After he hit the other car, he tried to escape but crashed.

Police tried and failed to get a breath sample five times at the scene and again at Coleraine police station.

The father of four appeared in court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, failing to remain at the scene of an accident and failing to report an accident.

He also admitted to failing to give a preliminary sample of breath and failing to provide a specimen of breath.

District Judge Liam McNally told him he could have killed either himself or someone else in the crash.

Mr Duffy was released on his own bail of £500 pending appeal.

He was also banned from driving for two years and will have to pass an extended driving test before being allowed back on the road.He was also fined £100.