Heroin 'runner' caught with over €3k worth of drugs jailed for 18 months

A heroin ‘runner’ in Youghal caught with €3,800 worth of the drug in his jacket pocket has been jailed for 18 months.

Gearóid Connolly, who is originally from Shannon, C Clare, was living at a number of addresses in Youghal recently including Pier Head apartments in the town. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a three-year jail term on him with the last 18 months suspended.