By Eimear Dodd
A convicted killer who admitted striking a grandmother while riding his motorbike has been told his case will be finalised later this year.
Derek Moore (aka Hutch) is awaiting sentencing on a charge of dangerous driving causing serious harm.
The case was due to be finalised on Monday. However, the court was told that Moore’s defence counsel Luigi Rea BL was “neither attended nor instructed” by a solicitor.
Judge Pauline Codd adjourned finalisation of the case until October, and remanded Moore, who was present, on continuing bail.
The sentence hearing in December 2025 heard that Moore was seen speeding and doing wheelies on the motorbike in Dublin’s north inner city before the collision. His speed shortly before he struck the injured party was assessed at between 150km/hr and 158km/hr.
Finalisation of the case was previously adjourned to allow Moore to undergo detoxification from benzodiazepines so he can go onto medication for his newly diagnosed ADHD.
Moore (43) of Champions Avenue, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious harm to Valentyna Linck on May 27, 2022 at Amiens Street.
He also pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving and a count of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Further counts of dangerous driving are to be taken into consideration by the court.
Moore has 44 previous convictions including for manslaughter, assault causing serious harm, attempted robbery, possession of drugs, endangerment and eight for dangerous driving.
Ms Linck, a Ukrainian grandmother, was crossing Amiens Street with her daughter and a friend near the railway bridge when Moore struck her.
She suffered significant facial and head injuries, as well as leg and arm fractures. She had a stroke and a brain bleed, spent one month in a coma and required several surgeries.
She required significant rehabilitative treatment following the collision. She is in constant pain, sustained facial scarring, can no longer work and is not as independent as she used to be.
Moore has been on bail and has not come to garda attention except for one public order matter, the court was told at his sentence hearing.
He was apologetic when interviewed by gardai and expressed his hope that the injured party would make a full recovery.
The court has previously heard that there was no prior connection between the parties and that several of Moore’s family members have died in “horrible circumstances”.