The Director of Public Prosecutions v Anthony Walsh
Date
14 January 2026
Venue
Dublin Circuit Court
Judge
Her Honour Judge Orla Crowe
Summary
On 14 January 2026, at Dublin Circuit Court, Anthony Walsh of 8 Woodstown Hill, Woodstown Village, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, pleaded guilty to the following offence:
- Keep for sale or delivery specified tobacco products, to wit, 44,560 cigarettes and 2.75 kilos of fine cut tobacco for the rolling of cigarettes, otherwise than in a pack or packs to which a tax stamp, by means of which Tobacco Products Tax at the appropriate rate has been levied or paid in respect of such tobacco products, is affixed to each such pack in the prescribed manner, contrary to section 78(3) and (5) of the Finance Act 2005, as amended. The estimated value of the goods concerned is €35,363.34.
Outcome
Judge Crowe imposed a €5,000 fine in respect of the offence, to be paid within three months.