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06 Sept 2025

Dundalk man fined for possession of cannabis

The father of one used the drug to ease his pain following a back injury caused by a slipped disc, Dundalk court heard

Dundalk man fined for possession of cannabis

Dundalk Courthouse

A father of one who admitted the unlawful possession of cannabis used the drug to ease his pain following a back injury caused by a slipped disc, his solicitor told Dundalk district court last week.
Karl McDonnell with an address at Táin Court, Dundalk was summoned for an offence at his home on March 31st 2021 relating to €120 worth of cannabis.
He had 12 previous convictions including one for a similar offence. 
Judge Eirinn McKiernan imposed a €105 fine.

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