OAP kept drugs at home out of 'loyalty to family'

Patricia Geraghty admitted two counts of possession

Andrew Phelan

An elderly woman caught with more than €2,700 worth of cannabis in her home had been "turning a blind eye" to what family members were doing, a court heard.

Patricia Geraghty (73) had the drugs in her living room cupboard out of a sense of "family loyalty" and made no financial gain.