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Loaded handgun accused Byrne pleads guilty two weeks into trial

Date
2020-12-02

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Trevor Byrne, aged 40, pleaded guilty in the Special Criminal Court to possessing a loaded 9mm Luger‑caliber Radom 35 firearm found in a back‑garden cabin at 35 Woodford Grove, Clondalkin, on 15 November 2019. He also faces three additional charges: possession of ammunition, possession of €3,050 in cash deemed proceeds of crime, and reckless handling of the cash. The Emergency Response Unit raided the house at 11.30 pm, discovered Byrne seated on a couch with another man, and after a confrontation Byrne was taken to Clondalkin Garda Station where he refused to engage with the jailer and exercised his right to silence. A search of the cabin revealed the gun, five bullets in the magazine, one in the chamber, and additional ammunition. DNA evidence linked Byrne to the gun, gloves, hold‑all and balaclava found in the cabin. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 December, with the court expected to pass a sentence before Christmas.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Loaded handgun accused Byrne pleads guilty two weeks into trial. Charges or matters: the possession of a loaded 9mm Luger-caliber Radom 35 firearm at a house in Woodford Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on November 15, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

November 15, 2019 Incident
Wednesday, December 9 Incident
November 15 Hearing Or Sentence
Christmas Other
2020-12-02 Publication

Case subjects

Trevor Byrne

Defendant

Charges: the possession of a loaded 9mm Luger-caliber Radom 35 firearm at a house in Woodford Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on November 15, 2019 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A sentence hearing will be held next Wednesday, December 9.; Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding alongside Her Honour Judge Sarah Berkeley and His Honour Judge Michael Walsh, adjourned the sentencing hearing until next Wednesday.