2025-12-11
Soccer coach jailed for cannabis possession
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Testimonials for Tierney were handed into the court, which described him as a "valuable member of Balbriggan Football Club as both a player and a coach." A probation report outlined that Tierney was at moderate risk of reoffending but highlighted that he is a suitable person for probation supervision. He said this case does reach the custodial sentence threshold and sentenced Tierney to two years and nine months in prison, but suspended the final eighteen months for two years.