Corkman told to engage with addiction services or it is 'Goodnight Vienna'

Accused caught with cannabis worth €77k in his van, court told
Accused admitted he drove to Dublin to collect the cannabis to sell it to clear a cocaine debt, court heard. File picture: Getty

Accused admitted he drove to Dublin to collect the cannabis to sell it to clear a cocaine debt, court heard. File picture: Getty

A Donoughmore man who drove to Dublin and brought back 4kg of cannabis worth over €77,000 pleaded for an opportunity to start rehabilitation before sentencing and the judge told him if he did not take the chance: “It is Goodnight Vienna”.

Patrick Murphy, 33, of Kilmartin Upper, Donoughmore, Co Cork, also told Judge Helen Boyle his partner is pregnant and he wanted to be there for her and the baby.

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