A taxi driver who fell on hard times and was jailed after being caught storing €250,000 of cocaine has turned his life around after taking part in a TV show. stephen Boylan (53), was nabbed with the huge stash of coke when, after a tip-off, gardaí raided a shed he was living in Kill, Co. Kildare, in May 2020. Dubliner Stephen, a separated father-of-two, was pressed for cash when Covid struck and was persuaded by drug dealers to store the cocaine in return for drips-and-drabs payments of €1,000.
Although such a major offence usually carries a mandatory sentence of 10 years, Stephen was handed down a four-and-a-half-year term given it was his first offence and he had co-operated with gardaí. Following his conviction, he became a model prisoner in Cloverhill Prison and later at the open prison of Shelton Abbey, where he showed his prowess as a master baker and cook, making cakes and biscuits for officers as well as concocting tasty meals for fellow prisoners.
He became so highly regarded by prison bosses that when a new Virgin Media TV series featuring celebrity chef Dylan McGrath began its search for an inmate to join a quintet of marginalised and disadvantaged people, his name was put forward.
<snip> lots more info, incl interview in the newspaper
Dublin taxi driver caught with €250k of cocaine gets second chance on TV cooking show (https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/dublin-taxi-driver-caught-with-250k-of-cocaine-gets-second-chance-on-tv-cooking-show/a588117616.html)According to industry insiders Mr McGrath is no stranger to the Columbian marching powder, hence the obnoxious manner.QuoteA taxi driver who fell on hard times and was jailed after being caught storing €250,000 of cocaine has turned his life around after taking part in a TV show. stephen Boylan (53), was nabbed with the huge stash of coke when, after a tip-off, gardaí raided a shed he was living in Kill, Co. Kildare, in May 2020. Dubliner Stephen, a separated father-of-two, was pressed for cash when Covid struck and was persuaded by drug dealers to store the cocaine in return for drips-and-drabs payments of €1,000.
Although such a major offence usually carries a mandatory sentence of 10 years, Stephen was handed down a four-and-a-half-year term given it was his first offence and he had co-operated with gardaí. Following his conviction, he became a model prisoner in Cloverhill Prison and later at the open prison of Shelton Abbey, where he showed his prowess as a master baker and cook, making cakes and biscuits for officers as well as concocting tasty meals for fellow prisoners.
He became so highly regarded by prison bosses that when a new Virgin Media TV series featuring celebrity chef Dylan McGrath began its search for an inmate to join a quintet of marginalised and disadvantaged people, his name was put forward.
<snip> lots more info, incl interview in the newspaper
Talk about a downward spiral: Taxi Driver --> Drug Mule --> Appearing on Virgin Media One --> Appearing in Sunday World. All in 3 years!
Add two grams of flour...Lookslike its ending on a HIGH[/glow]
Who`s Mr McGrath ; edit , read the whole article . SozDublin taxi driver caught with €250k of cocaine gets second chance on TV cooking show (https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/dublin-taxi-driver-caught-with-250k-of-cocaine-gets-second-chance-on-tv-cooking-show/a588117616.html)According to industry insiders Mr McGrath is no stranger to the Columbian marching powder, hence the obnoxious manner.QuoteA taxi driver who fell on hard times and was jailed after being caught storing €250,000 of cocaine has turned his life around after taking part in a TV show. stephen Boylan (53), was nabbed with the huge stash of coke when, after a tip-off, gardaí raided a shed he was living in Kill, Co. Kildare, in May 2020. Dubliner Stephen, a separated father-of-two, was pressed for cash when Covid struck and was persuaded by drug dealers to store the cocaine in return for drips-and-drabs payments of €1,000.
Although such a major offence usually carries a mandatory sentence of 10 years, Stephen was handed down a four-and-a-half-year term given it was his first offence and he had co-operated with gardaí. Following his conviction, he became a model prisoner in Cloverhill Prison and later at the open prison of Shelton Abbey, where he showed his prowess as a master baker and cook, making cakes and biscuits for officers as well as concocting tasty meals for fellow prisoners.
He became so highly regarded by prison bosses that when a new Virgin Media TV series featuring celebrity chef Dylan McGrath began its search for an inmate to join a quintet of marginalised and disadvantaged people, his name was put forward.
<snip> lots more info, incl interview in the newspaper
Talk about a downward spiral: Taxi Driver --> Drug Mule --> Appearing on Virgin Media One --> Appearing in Sunday World. All in 3 years!
Social dandruff. 8)Who`s Mr McGrath ; edit , read the whole article . SozDublin taxi driver caught with €250k of cocaine gets second chance on TV cooking show (https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/dublin-taxi-driver-caught-with-250k-of-cocaine-gets-second-chance-on-tv-cooking-show/a588117616.html)According to industry insiders Mr McGrath is no stranger to the Columbian marching powder, hence the obnoxious manner.QuoteA taxi driver who fell on hard times and was jailed after being caught storing €250,000 of cocaine has turned his life around after taking part in a TV show. stephen Boylan (53), was nabbed with the huge stash of coke when, after a tip-off, gardaí raided a shed he was living in Kill, Co. Kildare, in May 2020. Dubliner Stephen, a separated father-of-two, was pressed for cash when Covid struck and was persuaded by drug dealers to store the cocaine in return for drips-and-drabs payments of €1,000.
Although such a major offence usually carries a mandatory sentence of 10 years, Stephen was handed down a four-and-a-half-year term given it was his first offence and he had co-operated with gardaí. Following his conviction, he became a model prisoner in Cloverhill Prison and later at the open prison of Shelton Abbey, where he showed his prowess as a master baker and cook, making cakes and biscuits for officers as well as concocting tasty meals for fellow prisoners.
He became so highly regarded by prison bosses that when a new Virgin Media TV series featuring celebrity chef Dylan McGrath began its search for an inmate to join a quintet of marginalised and disadvantaged people, his name was put forward.
<snip> lots more info, incl interview in the newspaper
Talk about a downward spiral: Taxi Driver --> Drug Mule --> Appearing on Virgin Media One --> Appearing in Sunday World. All in 3 years!