Partner of Clare TD pleads guilty to drugs possession

Newly independent Violet-Anne Wynne says John Montaine has remained seizure-free for six years over use of medicinal cannabis

The partner of newly independent Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne has pleaded guilty to drugs possession.

At Kilrush District Court sitting in Ennis, solicitor for John Montaine (39), Patrick Moylan, entered a guilty plea on behalf of his client to the illegal possession of cannabis at the family home at Pella Rd, Kilrush on February 11th last year.