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Mum avoids jail for holding drugs and stun gun but faces eviction
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Aisling Clarke, 44, pleaded guilty to possession of drugs and a stun gun in her family home. The court noted that Clarke had been "preyed on" by a higher‑ranking drug dealer and was holding the items for that person. She had no prior convictions and had been clean from heroin for several years. The judge, Melanie Greally, imposed a three‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, suspended in full on the condition that Clarke engage with the Probation Service for counselling, accommodation and training. Garda Ivor Scully reported 1,480 MDMA tablets, a taser stun gun and cannabis grinders were found in the house. Clarke faces eviction proceedings brought by the county council, with a hearing scheduled for the following month. The court considered the eviction a likely consequence and a significant punishment. The case highlights Clarke's history of drug use, rehabilitation attempts and her role as a mother.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Mum avoids jail for holding drugs and stun gun but faces eviction. Charges or matters: possession of the drugs and stun gun at the home she shares with three of her children on November 10, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 10, 2015 Incident
- 2017-02-15 Publication
Case subjects
Applicant
Charges: possession of the drugs and stun gun at the home she shares with three of her children on November 10, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Greally imposed a three and a half year sentence which she suspended in full on condition Clarke engage with The Probation Service in relation to counselling, as well as her accommodation and training needs.
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