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'Hardworking' young man avoids a drugs conviction

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

A Judge was impressed with a young man who she described as “a hardworking individual who wanted to improve his lot in life” when he came before her on a drug possession charge.

Judge Valerie Corcoran made her observations at Galway District Court when dealing with the 23-year-old student who admitted to possession of cocaine valued at €50 which Gardaí discovered during a search of his home.

The defendant, the Court heard, was a mechanical engineering student who worked in security and was about to begin work in a medical devices company. He ultimately planned to set up a food-truck business of his own and was following a Prime for Life drug awareness course.

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