A Listowel man has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty of the possession of over €800 worth of cannabis for the purpose of sale and supply.

Patrick Harty of 36 Curragh Close, Listowel was the passenger in a car that was stopped in his estate on September 9, 2014.

Gardaí, accompanied by a drug sniffer dog, uncovered two containers of cannabis in the car along with five €50 bags of the drug.

During the search, gardaí also uncovered a notebook with a list of names and prices. The total value of the drugs was €850.

When questioned by gardaí Mr McCarthy admitted that the drugs belonged to him but said they were for his own use.

Solicitor Anne Keane said however that her client is now holding his hands up and admitting the drugs were for sale, adding that at the time he was in a relation ship and had three small children and was under financial pressure and was also spending money travelling up and down to Cork see his mother who was in hospital.

She added that Mr McCarthy has had a very tough life - his daughter was born with a lung defect which causes a lot of serious stress and that his father was stabbed to death which has had a life long effect

Since the incident, his partner has left him, she said,

Judge James O'Connor jailed Mr McCarthy for four months and fixed recognisance in the event of an appeal.

Kerryman