Horticulture student had cannabis growhouse

A horticulture student has avoided a jail term after gardaí discovered a cannabis grow house in his garage.

Gavan Murphy, aged 31, of St Aidan’s Park, Marino, Dublin, pleaded guilty to cultivation of cannabis plants at St Aidan’s Park, on August 12, 2015.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that gardaí went to Murphy’s house after receiving a tip-off.