Catherine Martin stands by advisor after 1990s drug conviction revealed

Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht Catherine Martin. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Culture Minister and deputy Green Party leader Catherine Martin has said she is standing by a member of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce after it was revealed he has a conviction for a drugs offence.

Sunil Sharpe was a minor when he received a suspended sentence for the drugs offence 24 years ago, in 1996. He has since become one of the country's most respected techno djs.