Man who had prison sentence set aside due to errors handed new jail term

A Dublin man whose 10-year prison sentence for possession of cocaine worth €350,000 was set aside by the Court of Appeal earlier this month, has been given a new five-and-a-half year jail term backdated to 2011.

Stephen Geraghty (aged 50), of Neilstwon Drive, Clondalkin, had pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis worth over €4,000,000 for sale or supply at Nutstown, Clonee on November 27, 2003 and possession of €350,000 worth of cocaine for sale or supply in Lucan on May 30, 2004.