Ireland Prison officer charged with drugs offences in Limerick
Pat Hurley, a male prison officer, was arrested by gardaí on Thursday afternoon on the Childers Road in Limerick city. He was charged at 9.40pm on Friday in the cell area of a garda station with possession of a controlled drug, suspected to be cannabis, and with possession of drugs for sale and supply, both under the Misuse of Drugs Act. At a special sitting of Newcastle West District Court on Saturday evening, the State did not object to bail, which was granted on his own bond of €100 with conditions including that gardaí hold his passport. The matter was adjourned until December in Limerick District Court.
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- In court12 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Pat Hurley, a male prison officer, has been charged with drugs offences.
- Where
- The charges were heard at a special sitting of Newcastle West District Court in Limerick.
- When
- The case was heard at a special sitting on Saturday evening, 12 October 2024.
- The accused was charged at 9.40pm on Friday night in the cell area of a garda station.
- Investigation
- Gardaí arrested the accused on Thursday afternoon on the Childers Road in Limerick city, with Garda Laura Lyons giving evidence of the arrest.
- Charges
- He is charged with possession of a controlled drug, suspected to be cannabis, under Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
- He is also charged with possession of drugs, understood to be cannabis, for sale and supply under Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
- Other details
- He made no reply to the charges after caution.
- In court
- The State did not object to bail, which was granted subject to a number of conditions.
- The judge granted applications that the accused's address and the garda station where he must sign on not be published.
- Gardaí held the accused's passport as a bail condition.
- Other bail conditions require him to reside at the address given to gardaí and to be of sober habits in public.
- He was remanded on bail on his own bond of €100.
- The matter was adjourned until December in Limerick District Court.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA prison officer was charged with drugs offences at a special sitting of Newcastle West District Court. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe prison officer was charged at 9.40pm on Friday night in the cell area of a garda station. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested the accused on Thursday afternoon on the Childers Road in Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
- chargeHe is charged with possession of a controlled drug, suspected to be cannabis, under Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. (limerickleader.ie)
- chargeHe is also charged with possession of drugs, understood to be cannabis, for sale and supply under Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe State did not object to bail, subject to a number of conditions. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe judge granted applications that the accused's address and the garda station where he must sign on not be published. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtGardaí held the accused's passport. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe other bail conditions are that he reside at the address given to gardaí and be of sober habits in public. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtHe was remanded on bail on his own bond of €100. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe matter was adjourned until December in Limerick District Court. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherHe made no reply to the charges after caution. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Oct2024BREAKING: Prison officer charged with drugs offences at special court sitting in Limerick
First report of the charges and the special court sitting. Adds the arrest location and day, the charge details, the time and place of charging, and the bail terms. The arrest and offence dates are given only relative to the article date, so incident_date is left empty.
accused, Pat Hurley, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Pat Hurley