Former garda admits he perverted course of justice

A former garda who perverted the course of justice on two occasions and admitted having cocaine for sale or supply will be sentenced next month.

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

Cooper of The Green, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice between September 5, 2009, and September 2, 2010, by knowingly allowing Luke Barnett to be wrongfully prosecuted on September 2, 2010.