Nine-year sentence for addict caught with €40,000 worth of heroin

A drug addict caught with nearly €40,000 worth of heroin and a large haul of stolen property has been given a nine-year sentence.

Alan Phelan, who has 17 convictions for stealing cars, was also sentenced for the unlawful use of a vehicle where he was caught in a car in the early hours of the morning which had been stolen shortly before.