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Man pleads guilty over weapons cache find
Summary
Jonathan Harding, 44, pleaded guilty in the Special Criminal Court to possessing a cache of firearms at Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole. The cache included ten revolvers, four pistols, a sub‑machine gun, an assault rifle and various ammunition magazines. Harding was remanded in custody until 11 January next year, when he and co‑accused James Walsh, 33, will be sentenced. Declan Brady, 51, was also remanded until 8 December for unlawful possession of five revolvers, twenty rounds of ammunition and a silencer found on 24 January at the same unit.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man pleads guilty over weapons cache find. Charges or matters: the same offence; the unlawful possession of five revolvers, twenty rounds of ammunition and a silencer on January 24th at the unit in Greenogue Business Park. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 24th Incident
- January 11th Adjournment
- December 8th Adjournment
- 2017-11-10 Publication
Case subjects
Co Accused
Charges: the unlawful possession of five revolvers, twenty rounds of ammunition and a silencer on January 24th at the unit in Greenogue Business Park (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Declan Brady (51), from The Park, Wolston Abbey, Celbridge, County Kildare, was remanded in custody until December 8th, when his case is listed for mention again.
Convicted Person
Charges: the same offence; the unlawful possession of five revolvers, twenty rounds of ammunition and a silencer on January 24th at the unit in Greenogue Business Park (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding at the three-judge court, remanded Harding in custody until January 11th next year, when he and Walsh will both be sentenced.; Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding at the three-judge court, remanded Harding in custody until January 11th next year, when he and Walsh will both be sentenced.
Accused
Charges: the same offence; the unlawful possession of five revolvers, twenty rounds of ammunition and a silencer on January 24th at the unit in Greenogue Business Park (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding at the three-judge court, remanded Harding in custody until January 11th next year, when he and Walsh will both be sentenced.; Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding at the three-judge court, remanded Harding in custody until January 11th next year, when he and Walsh will both be sentenced.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Greenogue Business Park
- Wheatfield Avenue
- Neilstown Drive
- Dublin
- Greenogue Business Park
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