Judge says of Cork cannabis plant grower 'he wouldn't be a gardener'

The defendant's solicitor produced photographs of the plants for the judge in court arguing that they showed the "ineptness of the growing of the cannabis". File image: Getty

A man who had 20 cannabis plants growing at his home had them in such poor condition that a judge commented "he wouldn't be a gardener".

Clonakilty District Court also heard that Damien Queen (aged 60), of Coolmountain, Dunmanway, corrected gardaí who had searched his property when they undercounted the number of cannabis plants growing there.