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Bankrupt who held drugs avoids jail
Summary
Ciaran Brennan, 42, of Celtic Park Avenue, Beaumont, Dublin 9, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court by Judge Martin Nolan to a fully suspended two‑year imprisonment for possession of €6,200 worth of cannabis resin and other drugs. Brennan pleaded guilty in October to possessing half a kilo of cannabis and other drugs at his home on 4 February 2020. Gardaí found four packs of cannabis resin, weighing scales, additional cannabis, two ecstasy tablets, magic mushrooms and €505 in a Liverpool FC bag at his address, following a warrant to search the premises. Brennan admitted responsibility, cooperated with Garda Michael Byrne, and explained that €300 of the money was for rent and the rest was won on a horse. He has no prior convictions, is a father of one, and runs a carpentry business.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bankrupt who held drugs avoids jail. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 4, 2020 Incident
- 2021-11-03 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan sentenced Brennan to two years' imprisonment, but fully suspended the sentence on conditions including that he enter into a bond to be of good behaviour for two years.
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