Mr Pierce was charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Mr Pierce had lost four fingers from using a chainsaw, when he had got gangrene.
Judge MacGrath said that if Mr Pierce paid €100 to the Court Poor Box by March 22 next, she would strike out the charge.
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