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EX-REPUBLIC OF Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes has been given a 15-months prison sentence over a seizure of almost €4,000 worth of cocaine and a high-speed car chase in Dublin.
Stokes, of Summerhill Place, Dublin 1, supported in court by his girlfriend and mother, showed no emotion as the judge jailed him and imposed a five-year driving ban. Stephens said father-of-three Stokes had been in denial about his problems, “is trying to battle his demons,” and could need intensive psychological assistance and “proper residential treatment”.
Stokes admitted driving while over the alcohol limit and four counts of dangerous driving during the pursuit from the Naas Road to the Phoenix Park. He continued to Kennelsfort Road Upper, broke a red light, and “almost collided with a car on the Chapelizod bypass”.
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