Teenager who possessed heroin while on bail given five and a half years

A Dublin teenager whose only male role models have spent "substantial" time in prison has been given a five-and-a-half-year sentence for possessing €75,000 worth of heroin while on bail.

The 17-year-old was on bail for attempted robbery when gardai caught him hiding the 378g heroin bag in his jacket, outside a Charlemont Street shop on September 9, 2008.