2017-10-10
Seven years for father-of-five over possession of loaded revolver
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Describing Maher as "a man of intelligence", Judge Martin Nolan said the defendant's actions merited a severe custodial sentence. "However, I must give him credit for his early guilty plea and his co-operation with gardai," Judge Nolan said. Maher was sentenced to seven years in prison – one year for possession of heroin for personal use, four years for possession of heroin worth €4,658 for sale or supply and six years for unlawful possession of a loaded firearm.