Darren Byrne jailed for three years over toy-gun stand-off

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Darren Byrne was jailed for three years after pleading guilty to threatening to kill or seriously harm three gardaí at his Tallaght home. Judge Martin Nolan suspended the final year of a four-year sentence. A charge of making a false report was taken into consideration.

The court heard that Byrne waved a toy handgun from a window and threatened to shoot anyone who approached. Armed gardaí took cover and called the Emergency Response Unit, which entered the house and arrested him after he dropped the gun. His elderly parents were downstairs during the incident. Byrne later told gardaí he had been drinking and taking drugs and hoped officers would shoot him.