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Pair admit to firearms offences
Summary
Two men from Cork, Joseph Walsh, 36, and Michael Gilmartin, 46, admitted to possessing firearms and ammunition. They pleaded guilty to holding a 9mm parabellum pistol, a suitable magazine, and a double‑barrel sawn‑off shotgun, along with 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition and eight shotgun cartridges. The items were found at Chestnut Drive, Cluain Ard, Newtown, Cobh, on 14 September last year. Judge Tony Hunt, with Judges Patricia Ryan and James Faughnan, remanded them in custody until 11 January, when sentencing will occur.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pair admit to firearms offences. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 14th Adjournment
- January 11th Adjournment
- 2017-12-21 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Patricia Ryan and Judge James Faughnan, remanded the two men in custody until January 11th, when they will be sentenced.
Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Patricia Ryan and Judge James Faughnan, remanded the two men in custody until January 11th, when they will be sentenced.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Glengarriff
- Glengarriff Road
- Cork
- Chestnut Drive
- Newtown
- Cobh
- Chestnut Drive
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