Steroids caused a bodybuilder’s thinking to become so reckless he ended up supplying steroids and cocaine, it was claimed, but after evidence of turning his life around he was today given a four-year suspended jail term.

A bodybuilder’s thinking became reckless as a result of using steroids and he ended up supplying steroids and cocaine, his barrister said yesterday.

A young man found hiding in the attic of his home when gardaí went looking for him was yesterday jailed for three years.

Part of a €9,000 stash of cannabis was buried in the garden of a house in Cork and yesterday the culprit was remanded in custody.