This article is from page 20 of the 2011-11-29 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 20 JPG
A MAN who served in Iraq with the British Army returned home to Clare with post traumatic stress, his solicitor has told a court.
Ross Culligan (24), of Church Drive, Clarecastle was accused of forging a prescription, and using a forged prescription at Holly’s Pharmacy, Ennis, on October 19 last.
Inspector John Galvin told Ennis District Court on Friday that staff at the pharmacy alerted gardaí that the accused had used a false prescription in an effort to obtain tablets.
He said that the accused fully cooperated with gardaí.
Defending solicitor Daragh Hassett said that his client had spent time in the British Army and had been to Iraq.
“He came back with post traumatic stress. He was not able to deal with coming home. He is now back in Ireland trying to get on with his life,” he added. “He is ashamed for what he did and it won’t happen again,” said the solicitor.
Judge Aeneas McCarthy adjourned the case until January for preparation of a Probation report.