Cork woman admits bringing €8k worth of heroin from Dublin to clear another person's debt

The mother of three has no similar previous convictions and is in full-time employment

Judge Boyle said: 'The difficulty here is bringing heroin in to Cork City. It is a disaster for Cork City, it is a disaster for addicts.' File picture

A 36-year-old Blarney woman drove to Dublin to buy €8,000 worth of heroin for the Cork drugs market and as she faced sentencing she said she carried out this crime in an attempt to clear another person’s drug debt.

Amy Forrest of Causeway House, Station Road, Blarney, County Cork, admitted possession of diamorphine for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying to others at Redforge Road, Blackpool, Cork, on August 24, 2023.