01-05-2025
Armagh GAA volunteer avoids jail over Louth cigarettes haul
Francis Carroll
The Argus
A 41-year-old man found with 100,000 counterfeit cigarettes in a pub carpark has avoided jail after he donated €5,000 to charity.
Daire McKenna, Pier Rampart, Derryadd, Craigavon, Co. Armagh, pleaded guilty to having tobacco which did not have the appropriate tax stamp attached. A second charge of evasion of Excise Duty was taken into consideration.
