A Kildare man who was paid €50 to drive his friend to a €560,000 heroin deal in a “reprehensible error of judgment” has been jailed for two years. “It was a reprehensible error of judgment,” Judge Nolan said. Gainful employmentMr McGinn said Percival had been in gainful employment since he left school and currently worked for a concrete company. The court heard Percival lives with his elderly parents and helps care for his sister, who is intellectually disabled. Mr McGinn said his client “recognises the stupidity of what he’s done” and he urged Judge Nolan to consider imposing a non-custodial sentence.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2018 18:45 UTC