Corkman had cannabis plants growing in a tent outside his house

Pleaded guilty to possession and cultivating the drug but said it was solely for personal use

The cannabis plants were been grown in a tent.

A Cork man accused of having €4,350 of cannabis herb at his home and cannabis plants growing in a tent outside his house said it was only for personal use.

Seán Murphy, aged 42, was found with a number of plants growing in a tent outside his home, some 12 containers of cannabis in a shed, and a smaller quantity of cannabis and some weighing scales in his home at Knocknagalloch, Bandon, Co Cork.