Mark Carlyle jailed for shotgun possession in Crumlin

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Mark Carlyle was jailed for unlawful firearm possession at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with a three-year sentence reported on 6 July 2018.

He pleaded guilty to possessing a sawn-off shotgun at Pearse Park, Windmill Road, Crumlin, on 21 June 2015.

The court heard the firearm was found in undergrowth after Carlyle left a group examining a wrapped package.

Forensic testing later found firearms residue on his clothes, while the weapon contained 12-gauge cartridges.

Judge Martin Nolan said Carlyle’s previous convictions had to be considered when imposing sentence.

The sentence was backdated to the previous May, according to the report.