Ian Bailey case over driving under influence of drugs adjourned to January

Ian Bailey has pleaded not guilty to four charges - possession of cannabis in his car, possession of cannabis at Bantry Garda Station, driving while cannabis was in his system, and allowing his car to be used for possession of cannabis. Picture: Collins Courts

A court case in which Ian Bailey is accused of charges including driving under the influence of drugs will not conclude until next year after the State requested more time to make legal submissions to the judge.

Mr Bailey, aged 63, and with an address at the Prairie, Liscaha, Schull, Co Cork, has pleaded not guilty to four charges — possession of cannabis in his car, possession of cannabis at Bantry Garda Station, driving while cannabis was in his system, and allowing his car to be used for possession of cannabis — at Skull, Schull on August 25 last year.