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  7. courtsGardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears
  8. courtsDublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer

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'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai

A member of a "hit team" has been jailed for eight years by the Special Criminal Court for having a Beretta handgun and silencer after a confrontation with armed gardai during which an officer opened fire on a jeep. The three-judge court heard Owen Cummins had driven a jeep straight towards gardai i

Courts News Ireland report
03 Mar 2020 · Courts News Ireland

Garda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him

A garda feared for his life and that of a man he was restraining on the ground when a member of a "hit team" drove his jeep straight towards them, the Special Criminal Court has heard. When the garda discharged his gun, the jeep veered to the side and smashed into a parked car while “accelerating at

Courts News Ireland report
20 Jan 2020 · Courts News Ireland

14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)

A speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who struck and killed a 92-year-old woman as she crossed the road to buy her Sunday paper has been jailed for 14 months. James Dingle (42) struck Maureen Creaner (92) with his jeep as she crossed the road to buy a paper at 8.15am on a Sunday morning, causin

Courts News Ireland report
29 Mar 2019 · Courts News Ireland

Jail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai

A Dublin man has been jailed for eight years by the Special Criminal Court for having a Beretta handgun and silencer after a confrontation with armed gardai during which an officer opened fire on a jeep. The three-judge court heard the defendant was restrained on the ground by gardai as the driver o

Courts News Ireland report
31 Jul 2018 · Courts News Ireland

Gardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears

A Dublin man was arrested for having a Beretta handgun and silencer after a confrontation with armed gardai during which an officer opened fire on a jeep, the Special Criminal Court has heard. Andrew O’Keeffe (29), from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7 pleaded guilty last month to possessing a 9

Courts News Ireland report
24 Jul 2018 · Courts News Ireland

Dublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer

A Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing a Beretta handgun and silencer in Dublin last year. Andrew O’Keeffe (28), from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7 pleaded guilty today to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer at Kylemore Way in Ballyfermot on Sept

Courts News Ireland report
13 Jun 2018 · Courts News Ireland

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Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning Drumcliff from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Special Criminal Court 2020-03-03 Courts News Ireland

'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai

A member of an organised crime group has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to firearm offences. Owen Cummins, aged 41, from St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin, was convicted of possessing a Beretta handgun and...

Special Criminal Court 2018-07-31 Courts News Ireland

Jail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai

A Dublin man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, aged 29, from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty in June to the offence at Kylemore Way in Inchicore...

Special Criminal Court 2018-06-13 Courts News Ireland

Dublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer

A 28-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to unlawful possession of a firearm and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, with an address on Drumcliff Road in Cabra West, Dublin 7, admitted to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer at Kylemore Way in...