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Court reports mentioning the name James Murphy

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2025-12-15 · Dundalk, Louth

Drugs defendant won't spend any more time in jail, despite undue leniency finding

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a Riverstown man's drugs sentence was unduly lenient, yet he will serve no additional time in custody. James Murphy, aged 66, was convicted in 2021 of participating in a joint enterprise to supply cocaine valued at €281,148, which was seized by gardaí at a McDonald's car park in Drogheda in November 2015. He was…

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2022-04-06 · Dublin

Care worker jailed after being found with guns and cocaine

James Murphy, 48, a care worker with no prior drug‑dealing history, was sentenced to five years in prison after Gardaí discovered nearly €30,000 worth of cocaine, a machine gun and a handgun in his Ballymun home. The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that following his parents' deaths, Murphy began abusing cocaine, accrued a drug debt and was…

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2016-06-28 · Dublin

Suspended sentence for "erratic" driver caught with cannabis

James Murphy, 37, was stopped by Gardaí for erratic driving and found with €44,712 worth of cannabis in his boot. He pleaded guilty to possession for sale or supply at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. A follow‑up search of his home uncovered an additional €404 of cannabis. Murphy had seven prior convictions, including larceny, traffic offences…

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2016-04-19 · Dublin

"Erratic driving" led to €40k cannabis find, court hears

James Murphy, 37, was stopped by Gardaí for erratic driving on 23 February 2014 and a strong smell of cannabis led to a search of his vehicle. The boot contained over €44,000 worth of cannabis, and a follow‑up search of his home uncovered an additional €404 worth. Murphy had previously admitted to transporting drugs "from a to b" for a small…

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2015-02-18 · Tallaght, Dublin

Man who took part in violent hijacking of taxi driver jailed for three years

Ross Cahill, 22, of Portrane, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to the unlawful seizure of a taxi van at Castleknock on May 18 last. Judge James O'Donohoe sentenced him to five years in prison but suspended the final two years, noting that Cahill has since been charged with eight other offences and has 30 previous convictions,…

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