Man with a bag discovered in Kilkenny on Christmas Eve - gardaí found ‘bag of drugs’ and a ‘Stanley knife’

A prison sentence has been handed down to a man who was caught with drugs and a weapon in Kilkenny City on Christmas Eve.

Myles Flynn, 23 Kilcohan Park, Waterford, was found in possession of a ‘bag of cocaine’ and a ‘Stanley knife’ when he was stopped by gardaí at a petrol station on the Castlecomer Road.

Kilkenny District Court heard that Mr Flynn and another man were ‘acting suspiciously’ when observed by a garda patrol at the Circle K carpark, at 2.15am on December 24, 2024.

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Gardaí spoke to the men. Mr Flynn was found in possession of a ‘small bag’ of illegal drugs and ‘a Stanley knife he said was for his own protection,’ Sergeant Morgan O’Connor told the court.

Solicitor Chris Hogan said the background to the matter was that his client was with a friend who works as a carpenter. After work they went for a drink and the Stanley knife had ‘remained in his pocket.’

At the time Mr Flynn was a ‘regular user of cocaine,’ the solicitor said. He has been ‘clean’ for a number of months.
Mr Hogan asked the court to be as lenient as possible.

Mr Flynn was in custody ‘after quite a number of appearances’ in court.

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On the charge of being in possession of a knife, Mr Flynn was convicted and sentenced to five months imprisonment, back dated to when he first went into custody.

On the charge of being in illegal possession of drugs Mr Flynn was convicted and it was taken into consideration.
Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.