Stephen and Paul Mulvaney sentenced over cannabis offences

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Stephen Mulvaney was jailed for four years and Paul Mulvaney received a fully suspended three-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 24 February 2015. The pair had admitted cannabis offences connected with a growhouse at Rosemount Industrial Estate, Blanchardstown.

Stephen pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis for sale or supply and to possessing a stolen jeep, while Paul pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis. Gardaí found 94 plants, with a potential value of €75,200, alongside stolen vehicles and dismantled car parts.

The judge described Stephen as the operation’s caretaker and accepted that Paul had been on its periphery.