Teacher had makeshift cannabis growhouse in a bedroom

When interviewed by gardaí, the accused “kept saying what he had was a natural herb”

David Rodgers was caught by gardaí selling cannabis on Henry Street in Dublin. Photo: Collins Courts

An English teacher who was caught with just under €25,000 worth of cannabis in his Dublin home, including in a makeshift growhouse, has had his prison sentence fully suspended.

David Rodgers, 47, was caught by gardaí selling cannabis on Henry Street in Dublin on October 30, 2018.