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Man caught with loaded gun while on bail for drugs offences
Summary
A 26‑year‑old Dublin man, Keith Gilroy, was sentenced to five years in prison for transporting a loaded Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver and 11 rounds of ammunition, after being on bail for drug offences. He had previously pleaded guilty to possessing €2,590 of cocaine and over €40,000 of cannabis and crack cocaine, and to laundering €4,415. Gilroy admitted to holding drugs for others to offset a debt of €30,000 and to supplying "grass" to creditors. Gardaí found him lying in bed at the Sean O'Casey Avenue address, where they seized €15,347 of cannabis, crack cocaine worth €25,309 and €4,415 in cash. He was also intercepted in a taxi with a shoebox containing the loaded revolver and ammunition in July 2018. Judge Melanie Greally, noting his candid admissions and early guilty pleas, imposed an eight‑year sentence with the final three years suspended, and ordered 12 months of post‑release supervision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man caught with loaded gun while on bail for drugs offences. Charges or matters: possessing €2,590 of cocaine at Sean O'Casey Avenue, Dublin, on August 27, 2016; possessing a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver and 11 rounds of ammunition at Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin, on July 16, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 27, 2016 Incident
- February 27, 2017 Incident
- July 16, 2018 Incident
- February 2017 Other
- July 2018 Other
- 2019-02-14 Publication
Why: Det Gda Gilroy agreed with Fiona Murphy SC, defending, that this debt had been increased because of the drugs seized in the earlier offence. Defence account reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possessing €2,590 of cocaine at Sean O'Casey Avenue, Dublin, on August 27, 2016; possessing a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver and 11 rounds of ammunition at Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin, on July 16, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She imposed an eight year sentence with the final three years suspended. She suspended the final three years of his sentence for that period and ordered that he undergo 12 months post release supervision.
Places mentioned
- Bunratty
- Bunratty Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Sean O'Casey Avenue
- Howth Road
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