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"Delivery boy" who paid "terrible price" for involvement in drugs trade sentenced to five years
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Gerard O'Neill, a 35‑year‑old former "delivery boy" in the drugs trade, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with the final two years suspended on strict conditions. O'Neill pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis herb for sale or supply at three locations in 2011, with a total value of €64,928. He had previously been involved in the trade to repay a significant drug debt and had four prior convictions, including a 2004 drugs offence. O'Neill was also a victim of shootings in 2012 and 2013, which left him with physical and psychological injuries, and he has since been in a coma for three weeks after the second shooting. The judge ordered forfeiture of the cash recovered at the scene, O'Neill's van, and the destruction of the drugs. The case was prosecuted by Cormac Quinn BL and defended by Caroline Biggs SC.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Delivery boy" who paid "terrible price" for involvement in drugs trade sentenced to five years. Charges or matters: possession of cannabis herb for sale or supply at three locations in City West, Saggart on February 17, 2011. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 17, 2011 Incident
- August 2013 Other
- 2012 and 2013 Other
- 2015-01-23 Publication
Why: Judge Desmond Hogan said O'Neill was a "delivery boy and courier of some substance" who it would appear had become involved in the trade because he owed money. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of cannabis herb for sale or supply at three locations in City West, Saggart on February 17, 2011 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A 35-year-old drugs "delivery boy" caught with almost €65,000 of cannabis herb in 2011 has been given a five year sentence with the final two years suspended. He imposed a sentence of five years and suspended the final two years on strict conditions.
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