Former Keogh's Crisps director grew cannabis as 'a gardening experiment'

Gardaí discovered 39 cannabis plants, with a combined value of €7,800, in a greenhouse

The court heard that Anthony Keogh indicated he was growing the cannabis plants “essentially for medicinal purposes” and he wanted to see whether he could use them for medicine. Photo: Collins Courts

A former crisps company executive caught growing 39 cannabis plants without a licence “essentially for medicinal purposes” will be sentenced later.

Anthony Keogh (aged 64), a farmer and a former director of Keogh's Crisps, grew in his greenhouse the plants which had a total combined value of €7,800.