James O’Beirne jailed for €125,211 drugs offence

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James O’Beirne was jailed for 33 months for holding drugs valued at €125,211 after appearing before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 20 October 2022.

The drugs were cocaine, heroin and morphine. O’Beirne pleaded guilty and accepted responsibility, but said he did not know heroin was in the house or know the drugs’ value. Judge Martin Nolan cited his family responsibilities and steps to address his addictions as mitigating factors before imposing the custodial sentence.