Heroin found after arrest at Portlaoise Church

A prison sentence was handed down to a man who was caught with heroin in Portlaoise. 

Jordan Buckley, 29, with an address at the Midlands Prison, Dublin Road Portlaoise admitted possessing heroin in Portlaoise on September 7 last year. 

Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby said the accused was arrested at St Peter and Paul’s Church in Portlaoise on the date. He was taken to Portlaoise Garda Station where heroin valued at €100 was discovered. 

Solicitor Barry Fitzgerald said at the time of the offence his client had an “egregious” addiction to heroin. 

He said the defendant had been in custody since October 2022. 

Judge Andrew Cody ordered the destruction of the drugs and jailed the man for one month.