Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between January 1988 and January 1989, from the ages reported

Offences

Possession of controlled drugs (cocaine, Cannabis, Ketamine, Diamorphine)

Where

Co. Laois

Reporting

2 reports, 16 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026

Outlets

rte.ie, leinsterexpress.ie

• Man sentenced to four years for drug possession in Dublin Possession of controlled drugs (cocaine · Co. Laois

  On 11 July 2025, gardaí stopped a car on the M7 in County Laois and found two kilos of cocaine worth approximately €100,000, and a follow-up search of Robert O'Donnell's mother's home in West Dublin yielded further cocaine, ketamine, cannabis and heroin with a combined street value of approximately €2.1 million to €2.2 million. O'Donnell, 37, was arrested at the scene and detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 before being charged. He pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. On 16 January 2026, he was sentenced to four years in prison, with the final four years of an eight-year sentence suspended on conditions.

  Sentenced, 16 Jan 2026Convicted · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 16 Jan2026
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Man sentenced to four years for drug possession in Dublin

   Four years in jail for man found with drugs worth €2m

   convicted, Robert O'Donnell, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Donnell♂37IE
2. 16 Jan2026
   Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Man sentenced to four years for drug possession in Dublin

   €2.1 million in drugs found after man stopped on M7 in Laois

   convicted, Robert O'Donnell, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Donnell♂37IE

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