'Heroin makes slaves of addicts,' says judge as she jails Youghal drug dealer

The accused said his addiction was “crippling, my money goes full out on drugs."

The defendant said the heroin cost him €250 for seven grammes and that he intended to inject it over a period of two days and that none of it would be for supplying to any other party.

Heroin makes slaves of those who become addicted, a judge said as a Youghal man has been sentenced to one year in jail for dealing the drug.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a two-year sentence and suspended the second half of that at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.