Man admits to growing cannabis at home after claiming he was bullied out of his house by homeless man

A Dublin father who walked into a garda station and claimed he had been bullied out of his home by a man who was using it to grow cannabis plants will be sentenced next week.

Paul Slevin, described by gardaí as “a harmless sort of fellow”, pleaded guilty to cultivation of cannabis plants worth €23,200 at Ballygall Road East, Finglas, Dublin 11, on April 12, 2015.