Ireland Named in reporting
Pearse McCarthy
Born between May 1970 and May 1971, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 19 May 2023 to 19 May 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between May 1970 and May 1971, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of drugs for sale or supply
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 1 report, 19 May 2023 to 19 May 2023
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Former radio newsreader jailed over €270,000 drugs in Kinsale case Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Co. Cork
Gardaí recovered 2.2kg of cocaine, 2.8kg of cannabis and 950g of MDMA, with a street value of €270,000, at a property in Kinsale, Co Cork, on October 27th, 2017, in a case linked to a drug debt. Pearse McCarthy (52), a former radio newsreader and presenter, was arrested in August 2021. In April he pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to having cannabis, cocaine and MDMA for sale or supply, and Judge Helen Boyle departed from the mandatory 10-year sentence because of his plea. The latest development, reported on May 19th, 2023, is that he was jailed, with the headline saying eight years and the article body saying nine years with the last year suspended.
Sentenced, 19 May 2023Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Pearse McCarthy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 19 May2023Former newsreader and radio presenter jailed after €270,000 drugs haulconvicted, Pearse McCarthy, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Pearse McCarthy
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