Dylan Cahill pleads guilty to pipe-bomb and gun possession

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Dylan Cahill pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing two pipe-bombs, a pistol and ammunition, and was remanded in custody for sentencing on 26 June 2017. The items were found at Sradrine, Glenfarne, Co Leitrim, on 13 May 2015.

The court was told that traffic Gardaí stopped Cahill’s car after a report that it had left a filling station without paying for fuel. A search found a .380 Colt semi-automatic pistol, four rounds of ammunition and two improvised explosive devices in a shopping bag. Sentencing had not yet taken place in the report.