DJ on way to West Cork party had cocaine and knuckleduster
During the search, a bag containing white powder was also recovered. File image.
A DJ who was a passenger in a jeep heading to a post-gig party in West Cork admitted to the possession of cocaine and a knuckleduster, the district court has heard.
Sergeant Tom Mulcahy said a Garda patrol spotted a jeep coming towards them along a minor road near Leap, Co Cork, at 1.50am on August 24, 2024. The vehicle was slow to react to the garda car and did not dip its headlights in a timely manner and was subsequently stopped.
The court heard gardaí could smell cannabis in the vehicle and decided to carry out a search. The front-seat passenger, Oisin Healy, aged 30, with an address at Inchvale Close, Douglas, Cork, handed over a clear plastic bag containing cocaine, which he admitted was for his own personal use.
During the search, another bag containing white powder was also recovered, as well as a cannabis grinder, a knuckleduster and some fireworks.
Healy admitted the cocaine valued at €350 in total, the cannabis grinder containing a trace amount of cannabis, the fireworks valued at €80 and the knuckleduster belonged to him.
The court was told Healy, who had no previous convictions, was pleading guilty to two counts of possession of drugs and possession of the knuckleduster. The fireworks charge was withdrawn by the State.
Defence solicitor Colette McCarthy said Healy had been DJ-ing that night and was bringing the fireworks to a party nearby. She said Healy was the son of a prominent garda, whose family had been subject to a number of attacks and he carried the knuckleduster for self-defence because of continued threats.
She said Healy had been seriously assaulted not long before the incident.
Healy told the court he had drug addiction issues but had been clean since September 2025 and was seeking admission to a drug treatment programme.
The court was told Healy also suffered from ADHD and there was an “element of paranoia” in his behaviour due to the harassment of his family.
Judge Joanne Carroll said she would ask for a probation report to be prepared and ordered Healy to take two random drug tests before his next court appearance. She said: “If you’re off drugs and you stay off drugs I'll deal with this benignly.” The matter was adjourned to July 28.
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