FF councillor to appeal cannabis conviction

A Co Donegal councillor has revealed that he plans to go to the High Court to appeal his second conviction for cannabis possession in the space of a year.

29-year-old Patrick Danaher, a member of Fianna Fail and vice-chairman of the Ballyshannon town council, was fined €300 following the conviction on January 3rd.

He was also convicted of the same charge last February. Mr Danaher has vehemently opposed calls for his resignation from the council and from Fianna Fail, though he was stripped of the party whip following his first conviction.