Edward ‘Blondie’ Stokes jailed for false instrument offence

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Edward ‘Blondie’ Stokes was jailed for possessing a false vehicle registration certificate at Longford Circuit Court, with sentence imposed on 17 July 2024.

The ten-month term was ordered to run consecutively to the six years and six months he was already serving for violent disorder after an attack at Kane’s Bar in Granard.

A jury found Stokes guilty of possessing the false instrument after a trial; the court heard he had been on bail when the offence was committed.