The evidence from gardaí was that Mr Doody and Mr Downey were “caught red-handed” loading boxes containing cannabis when gardaí arrived at the scene at 2.30pm on January 28th. He said that Mr Doody made no reply when the charges were put to him after caution at 12.05pm on Friday. However, Det Gda McGarry told the court that Mr Doody had lived in Germany for a year from 2022 to 2023. She remanded Mr Doody in custody to appear before Mallow District Court in Co Cork by video link on February 3rd next. He said that Mr Downey made no reply when the charges were put to him following caution at noon today.

Source: The Herald January 31, 2026 08:15 UTC