No jail for dog-walking pensioner who was selling drugs hidden in socks by canal

The court heard his motivation for selling the drugs was to pay the bills

Patrick Duff stays at home all the time now and no longer walks his dog, the court heard. Photo: Collins Courts

A pensioner caught drug-dealing while walking his dog along a canal has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Patrick Duff (69) was seen by gardaí rummaging in the bushes for his stash of zopiclone and alzolam tablets, which he was selling on the banks of the Royal Canal in Dublin 3 while walking his dog.