Clare O Connor gets suspended sentence for storing drugs

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Clare O Connor received a fully suspended four-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for having various drugs at her home. The proceedings were reported on 21 June 2022. She pleaded guilty. The drugs, valued at €47,407, were connected to an offence at her home on 17 November 2019.

Judge Martin Nolan accepted that O Connor was holding the drugs for third parties and had fully co-operated with gardaí. Garda Brian O’Toole accepted that she feared a violent partner who had enormous control over her, while defence counsel said she had no option but to make her home available. The report also recorded her caring responsibilities.