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Gardaí concerned father of two would have connections required to leave country if granted bail
Gardaí concerned father of two would have connections required to leave country if granted bail Patrick Cahill, of no fixed abode but who is originally from Dublin, was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of cocaine for sale and supply at Cork Airport on August 31st.A 39-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with the seizure of cocaine with an estimated street value of €1 million at Cork Airport.
Patrick Cahill, of no fixed abode but who is originally from Dublin, was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of cocaine for sale and supply at Cork Airport on August 31st. Det Garda Patrick O’Sullivan told Judge David Waters in Cork District Court that Customs officers stopped Cahill after he collected his checked-in baggage from the carousel at the airport on Monday. Patrick Bergin, co-star of Julia Roberts in Sleeping with the Enemy, seeks buyer for Offaly castleFour arrested after suspected knife attack in south Dublin suburb of RanelaghO’Sullivan outlined the Garda objections in the case.
He also cited the gravity of the charge. He expressed the belief that Cahill, a father of two, would have the connections required to leave the country if he was granted bail in the case. He said Cahill posed a flight risk. The seized drugs have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
O’Sullivan said that, pending analysis, the cocaine had a street value in the region of €1 million. Defence solicitor Diane Hallahan said her client was in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance. An application for legal aid was made. The judge said there needed to be significant sureties in place, given that there was a real incentive for Cahill not to appear in court on the next occasion.
He remanded Cahill in custody with consent to bail with the condition that the court approved two independent sureties of €15,000 each, with two cash lodgments of €5,000. Cahill also had his own bond of €900 in the case. A cash lodgment of €300 was required. He cannot apply for new travel documents and must reside at the home address of one of his siblings in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
Cahill also will have to sign on daily at Blanchardstown Garda station and observe a curfew from 9pm to 8am daily. The case was put back to September 9th. Man charged with murder of his mother in Galway cityChristy Moore takes €660,000 dividend from his businessIrish teenager killed in Iceland crash named as 18-year-old from GreystonesKingspan green bond raises €850m
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