A 42-year-old woman was given the benefit of the Probation Act for having cocaine and cannabis at her home.

Michelle Lunnon, of Beechwood, Shannonvale, pleaded guilty at Clonakilty District Court to two possession charges.

The court heard that gardaí carried out a search of her home on the evening of January 4th 2024. 

When asked if there were any drugs, she co-operated and handed over a small bag of cannabis and a bag of cocaine.

The court heard that she made full admissions of owning the drugs for her own personal use.

The cannabis was valued at €10 and the cocaine at €100.

The court heard that she has 31 previous convictions, all related to a social welfare incident.

Defence solicitor Conrad Murphy said his client repaid €6,000 to the Department of Social Protection in 2014.

‘She was hanging around with the wrong crowd at the time and has been drug-free,’ said Mr Murphy.

Ms Lunnon told the court that she got a fright when the gardaí came to her house.

The court heard that the accused receives pain management treatment, which requires regular hospital visits.

She was also on a number of prescribed medications and a letter from a pain specialist was handed into court.

Judge Joanne Carroll applied the Probation Act on both matters.

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