Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between March 1974 and March 1975, from the ages reported

Offences

Cannabis cultivation (growhouse operation)

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

2 reports, 1 Mar 2026 to 12 Mar 2026

Outlets

rte.ie, thejournal.ie

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• Man jailed for six years over cannabis growhouse in Tallaght Cannabis cultivation (growhouse operation) · Co. Dublin

  In May 2023, gardaí raided a cannabis growhouse at Killinarden Heights, Tallaght, where the upstairs had been converted to grow cannabis in all three bedrooms. Niall Smith, a man aged 51, was arrested by the Dublin Crime Response Unit after being caught trying to climb out of a bathroom window during the raid. He pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis at the address, with a charge of possessing cannabis for sale or supply dropped by the prosecution. In March 2026, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced Smith to seven years with the final 12 months suspended, an effective term of six years, after a headline sentence of nine years was reduced for mitigation.

  Sentenced, 1 Mar 2026Convicted · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 12 Mar2026
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Man jailed for six years over cannabis growhouse in Tallaght

   Taxi driver jailed for operating cannabis growhouses

   convicted, Niall Smith, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Niall Smith♂51IE
2. 1 Mar2026
   Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Man jailed for six years over cannabis growhouse in Tallaght

   Man caught climbing out bathroom window of cannabis grow house jailed for six years

   convicted, Niall Smith, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Niall Smith♂51IE

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