Debbie O’Reilly receives fully suspended five-year sentence for cannabis supply offence

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Debbie O’Reilly received a five-year prison sentence, fully suspended, for possessing cannabis for sale or supply. Judge Mary Ellen Ring also directed her to cooperate with probation services for 12 months.

O’Reilly pleaded guilty to the offence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The court heard that she had no previous convictions and had completed an addiction studies course; letters detailing her rehabilitation were also presented.

The sentence followed a hearing on 2 July 2015. The court heard that she had faced homelessness after the offence but had since found permanent accommodation with her son.