However, James O’Neill ended up being caught at the height of these problems with drugs totalling €553,000 and now he has been sentenced to six and a half years with the last two years suspended by Judge Sinéad Behan. Ms O’Sullivan said he is a former jockey who was in an accident which effectively put a halt to his career. Two cannabis seizures on the same day in North Cork and Limerick with a combined street value of more than €553,000 resulted in pleas of guilty being entered by the accused man. The second charge was one of having cannabis for sale or supply on the same date at Routagh, Ballysheedy, County Limerick. The street value of the drugs at that location was put at €254,000.

Source: Irish Examiner February 25, 2026 00:21 UTC