Joshua Allen

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'It appears the penny has not dropped': Joshua Allen sent back to ... (Echo Live)

Originally in the circuit court he was sentenced to 30 months with half of it suspended for arranging postage of €22000 worth of cannabis to ...

He has been given every chance to desist.” The re-entry of the 15-month portion of the sentence which was suspended, was triggered by the new sentence of two months imposed on him for having the small quantity of cocaine since his release from jail. 22-year-old Joshua Allen of Ballynamona in Shanagarry, County Cork, was appealing his two-month sentence for having €280 worth of cocaine on July 10, 2020 at the Pontoon, Midleton, County Cork.

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Joshua Allen jailed for possession of drugs six weeks after release ... (BreakingNews.ie)

Allen's grandmother, acclaimed chef Darina Allen, wrote a letter to the court pleading for leniency, stating the 20 year old is 'determined to turn his life ...

"He had an aimless life from the age of 15-20. He is determined to continue on the path he is now on." At the hearing on Monday, Judge Berkeley asked defence barrister Donal O'Sullivan why Mr Allen had left school at 15. He has been given every chance to desist. However, his re-offending was a triggering offence and Allen came before the court last Monday so Judge Sarah Berkeley could make a determination on whether he should go back to prison. "He has always had a supportive family.

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'The penny has not dropped': Joshua Allen jailed for seven months (Irish Examiner)

The 22-year-old was appealing a two-month sentence for having cocaine for his own use and a 15-month sentence — that had been suspended — for dealing ...

He has been given every chance to desist.” The re-entry of the 15-month portion of the sentence which was suspended, was triggered by the new sentence of two months imposed on him for having the small quantity of cocaine since his release from jail. He faced a maximum possible term of 17 months on Friday.

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Joshua Allen to serve 7 months in prison over drug possession ... (The Irish Times)

Judge Sarah Berkeley said that she every sympathy for Joshua Allen on a personal level.

She firstly affirmed the two- month sentence imposed by Judge Gabbett and then reactivated10 months of the 15-month suspended sentence still hanging over him from Judge O’Donnabhain but she suspended the final five months, leaving Allen with a total of seven months in jail to serve. She also reactivated 10 months of a 15-month suspended sentence hanging over Allen imposed by Judge Sean O’Donnabhain at Cork Circuit Criminal Court from February 28th, 2020, for possession of €22,000 worth of cannabis for sale or supply contrary to Section 15A of the Misuse of Drugs Act. Judge Berkeley first affirmed a two-month sentence imposed on Allen by Judge Alex Gabbett at Midleton District Court on July 6th, 2021, when he found him guilty of possessing €280 worth of cocaine at Pontoon, Midleton on July 10th, 2020, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.

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Joshua Allen sent back to jail for cocaine conviction as judge says ... (Independent.ie)

Joshua Allen, the eldest son of celebrity chef Rachel Allen, has been sent back to prison for seven months for two drugs offences with the sentencing judge ...

In making her decision, Judge Berkeley said she had a number of concerns including the fact that Allen had reoffended just six weeks after being released from prison. "He had an aimless life from the age of 15 to 20. Mr O'Sullivan said the teenager had set his own boundaries and had meandered without purpose for some time. He is determined to continue on the path he is now on." She described cocaine as being a serious drug but stressed that Allen had been given every chance to stop using it. Allen had received a 30-month sentence, with half of it suspended by a judge in February 2020.

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