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A MAN WHO admitted dealing drugs to his friends has been handed a six-month suspended jail term.
Stephen Keane (19), of Main Street, Corofin, admitted possession of cannabis in Corofin on November 20, 2008.
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When the case was heard in the dis- trict court in November, Mr Keane’s solicitor said, “He will say he would gather money and buy drugs from somebody further up the ladder. He would have it and deal it out to his friends. He never made any money out of it.”
He said his client was an apprentice carpenter, but the business he was working with folded. He then went back to school. “Living in a small village, something like that is going to have an impact on him. This is a very serious conviction for this man
to have against him.”
“It was between him and his friends. He was not out on the street corner selling drugs,” said the solicitor.
The case was adjourned until last week, for preparation of a probation report.
At Ennis District Court on Friday,
Judge Joseph Mangan imposed a six- month jail term. He suspended this on condition that the accused enter a bond to be of good behaviour for two years. He imposed a fine of €300.