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'Top of the pyramid' drug dealer admits to attempted murder
Summary
Tony McInerney, 27, a former drug dealer from Glenina, Gort Road, Ennis, admitted to attempting to murder Daniel Harty Jnr on 18 January 2020 at Pound Street, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare. He pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court. McInerney had previously been convicted of running a cocaine factory and was sentenced to 12 years in prison in May 2021, a term later reduced by two years on appeal. He also pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for sale or supply and to possessing crime cash on 23 September 2020. The judge described him as "at the top of the pyramid" of the Clare drug scene and noted his status as a target of the divisional drugs unit. The case is set for mention on 10 July, with McInerney remanded in custody. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon ordered a victim impact statement to be prepared by that date.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Top of the pyramid' drug dealer admits to attempted murder. Charges or matters: possession of cocaine for sale or supply at Kilfilum, Ennis, Co Clare, on September 23, 2020, and to possessing crime cash on the same date. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 18, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2021 Incident
- September 23, 2020 Incident
- 10 July Adjournment
- December 1, 2019 Adjournment
- January 18 Other
- January 1, 2019 Other
- August 25, 2020 Other
- 2023-05-22 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: possession of cocaine for sale or supply at Kilfilum, Ennis, Co Clare, on September 23, 2020, and to possessing crime cash on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was initially jailed for 12 years by Judge Brian O'Callaghan at Ennis Circuit Criminal Court in May 2021 after he was caught mixing cocaine when gardaí raided a property outside Ennis, Co Clare.; Today's matter has been put back to 10 July next for mention, with the defendant remanded in custody.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Ennis
- Ennis Circuit Criminal Court
- Pound Street
- De Lacey Park
Topics
Drugs Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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