Man convicted of drug dealing has sentence reduced

A 58-year-old Dublin man who was jailed for 10 years for possessing cannabis and ecstasy valued at over €200,000 has had his sentence reduced by four years on appeal.

The Court of Criminal Appeal this afternoon determined there had been an error in principle in the 10-year sentence imposed on former warehouse worker Noel Dowling by Judge Katherine Delahunt in November 2010.