George Murray jailed for imitation firearm threat at Dublin pub

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George Murray was jailed for four years for possessing a realistic imitation firearm with intent to threaten to kill at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Pauline Codd reduced a headline sentence of seven years to four years and backdated it to last November.

The offence happened at Maye’s Public House in Dublin on 16 December 2020. Murray pleaded guilty to one count. The proceedings were reported on 11 June 2024.

The report said Murray pulled the realistic imitation Glock during a dispute over Covid restrictions. His defence said he had schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse, later telling gardaí he was angry and did not intend to kill anyone; the gun was a pellet gun.