Former garda remanded in perversion of justice

A former garda who perverted the course of justice on two occasions and admitted having cocaine for sale or supply has been remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date.

Stephen Cooper, aged 29, allowed a friend take the blame when gardaí found LSD during a search at Electric Picnic.

Detective Garda Stephen Courage told Seán Gillane, prosecuting, that Cooper and his friends, Niall Wolfe and Luke Barnett, were at the music festival in Stradbally, Co Laois, on September 5, 2009.