Cork radio presenter Pearse McCarthy pleads guilty to sale and supply of drugs

Mr McCarthy was initially charged with nine drugs offences, including having a quantity of cannabis, cocaine and MDMA worth more than €13,000 for sale or supply

Pearse McCarthy will now be sent forward to the circuit court for sentencing following a signed plea at Bandon District Court on the Section 15.A charge under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Picture: Denis Boyle

A former radio newsreader and presenter has pleaded guilty to the sale and supply of drugs including cocaine worth more than €13,000.

Pearse McCarthy, 52, will now be sent forward to the circuit court for sentencing following a signed plea at Bandon District Court on the Section 15.A charge under the Misuse of Drugs Act.