'How much indulgence must be given to the DPP?' asks solicitor in Cork soldier's cocaine case

The judge adjourned the case on the basis that t would be struck out if there are no directions from the DPP on the next occasion

The solicitor  was critical of the delay particularly in light of bail conditions which had to be observed by Shane Scanlon, including the surrender of his passport and travel documents and signing three times a week at Cobh garda station. File picture: Dan Linehan

“How much indulgence must be given to the DPP?” the solicitor for a member of the Defence Forces asked at Cork District Court on Monday in a case related to the alleged seizure of more than €25,000 of cocaine at Collins Barracks on Old Youghal Road in Cork.

Shane Scanlon of Cooline Heights, Ballyvoloon, Cobh, County Cork, was represented by solicitor Frank Buttimer who asked this question of the Director of Public Prosecutions when it emerged that directions were not available.