Longford man found with drugs twice on same day

Hughie Stokes, 63 Springlawn, Longford was in attendance at Longford District Court where he pleaded guilty to being caught with cannabis on two separate occasions on May 8, 2021.

Wearing a grey tracksuit, Mr Stokes stood beside his solicitor John Quinn with his hands in his pockets as details of the case were read out before Judge Bernadette Owens.

Mr Quinn said a “certain course” of action was being adopted in connection to Mr Stokes' guilty plea, adding: “He was entirely cooperative.”

He also said Mr Stokes had no previous convictions for incidents of a similar nature.

Judge Owens fined him €150 for one of the charges,while opting to strike out the other.

Mr Stokes was given five months to pay.