Drug addict given six-and-a-half-year jail sentence

A chronic alcoholic and drug addict has been given a consecutive six-and-a-half years sentence to start at the end of a recently imposed two years term.

Anthony 'Harpo' O Driscoll (30) of Croftwood Park, Ballyfermot said he was "going through a bad patch with the drink" at the time of the new offences and apologised to the "victims."