Clare cocaine dealer at 'top of the pyramid' of West's drug scene has jail time cut

Cocaine dealer was jailed for 12 years at Ennis Circuit Criminal Court in May 2021 after he was caught 'red-handed' mixing cocaine when gardaí raided a property outside Ennis, Co Clare
Tony McInerney at his trial at Ennis District Court in 2021. File picture

Tony McInerney at his trial at Ennis District Court in 2021. File picture

A drug dealer at the "top of the pyramid" of the west coast's drug scene who was caught red-handed running a "cocaine factory" has had his jail time cut by two years on appeal.

Cocaine dealer Tony McInerney was jailed for 12 years by Judge Brian O'Callaghan at Ennis Circuit Criminal Court in May 2021 after he was caught "red-handed" mixing cocaine when gardaí raided a property outside Ennis, Co Clare.

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