Court reports mentioning Mark McCourt

2025-07-31

Boss of gun-running ring could face up to 14 years in prison

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Counsel for the State, Simon Matthews BL said that the Director of Public Prosecutions had placed the offending at the higher end of the scale, which carries a sentence of ten to 14 years.; The matter has gone back to November 3 next for sentencing, with the accused remanded in custody.

2025-07-28

Plumber who led gun-running ring offered to 'throw in' free pipe-bombs in €75k deal

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: He said McCourt and was jailed for three years, with 18 months suspended, on foot of a conviction for a criminal damage incident in which he had gone to the home address of an off-duty garda at 2.55am and "rammed" her car.