Former Cork City footballer jailed for dealing cocaine in Kinsale

Defence senior counsel asked for sentencing to be adjourned until October to see if accused would mature and turn his life around by then, but judge refused

Elyjas Eshaji, 19, of Jamesfort Avenue, Kinsale Manor, pleaded guilty to having cocaine for sale or supply on June 16, 2021, at New Road, Kinsale, on June 16 last year. Picture: Larry Cummins

A former player for Cork City Football Club was jailed for two and a half years for cocaine dealing in Kinsale.

Elyjas Eshaji, 19, of Jamesfort Avenue, Kinsale Manor, appeared by video link from prison to Cork Circuit Criminal Court where Judge Sarah Berkeley imposed a sentence of three years, with the last six months suspended.