2017-05-25
Jail for man (50) who stored handgun to pay off debt
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Karen O'Connor said it was unlikely that Fitzsimons would come before the courts again. She noted that imprisonment was particularly difficult for a man who has no history of offending before imposing a sentence of five years in jail with two and a half years suspended.; He made full admissions to gardaí and was remanded in custody, where he has engaged in counselling organised by the Merchant's Quay Project.