Christopher Maher loses cocaine discharge challenge

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Private Christopher Maher lost his High Court challenge against discharge from the Defence Forces, reported on 10 February 2016. A stay remains on his discharge pending any appeal.

Maher had tested positive for cocaine after a March 2013 random drug test and argued that he might have ingested it passively or accidentally at a party. Mr Justice Séamus Noonan dismissed his arguments, finding that his explanation was not credible and that the positive test proved a breach of discipline.