Kerry garda whose career 'went up in smoke' after being found with cocaine fined €400

Killarney District Court heard the garda bought two bags of cocaine and one was for his friend since childhood

That this man was a garda, a probationary garda, was an aggravating factor, the judge also said.

A young garda’s promising career 'went up in smoke' after being found with two bags of cocaine, one for a friend, down a laneway in Killarney town centre, a court heard.

Shane O’Sullivan, aged 26, of Banard, Gneeveguilla, Rathmore, pleaded guilty to a charge of having cocaine for sale or supply in the early hours on February 6, 2023, at Well Lane in Killarney, Killarney District Court was told. The offence is contrary to Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.