National court archive · 2026-03-26
Prison officer caught dealing prescription drugs gets 'chance of a lifetime' with suspended sentence
At a glance
- Crime
- unlawful possession of drugs for sale or supply
- People
- Aaron Sheridan, Garda Shane Cunningham, Aideen Collard BL, Eoghan Cole SC, Judge Orla Crowe
- Locations
- Dublin, Belclare Drive, Ballymun, Dublin 9
- Court
- Not stated
- Outcome
- handed down a two-year sentence, suspending it for a period of four years
Summary
Former prison officer Aaron Sheridan received a fully suspended sentence after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of prescription drugs for sale or supply and having proceeds of criminal conduct. Gardaí found more than 900 Alprazolam tablets and cash at his Ballymun home. A separate allegation concerning €118,000 in allegedly unexplained bank-account movements was taken into consideration without a plea. Judge Orla Crowe imposed two years, suspended for four years on strict conditions, and called it a chance of a lifetime.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie