Thomas Merrigan jailed for assaults and cannabis offence

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Thomas Merrigan was sentenced to 21 months at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assault causing harm and possessing cannabis for sale or supply.

Merrigan pleaded guilty to two assaults in Sallynoggin, including an attack that left a teenage boy with two seizures, and to possessing €1,274 worth of cannabis. The court imposed one combined sentence for the assaults and drugs offence.