Attempted murderer caught with drugs between his legs in Mountjoy cell

An attempted murderer who is serving a 22-year sentence for trying to shoot the brother of Gerry Hutch has been sentenced after he was caught with drugs between his legs in prison. Michael Carroll (46) was jailed by the Special Criminal Court in 2023 for opening fire on John Hutch in September 2016 and attempting to murder another man in early 2017. Hutch was not harmed in the attack. He died a number of years later in an unrelated incident in his home.Carroll, of Bride Street, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of possessing cannabis and heroin for supply in his cell in Mountjoy Prison on July 24th, 2023. The drugs were concealed between his legs when officers searched his cell, the court heard.He has 54 previous convictions including the two attempted