Garda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him

A garda discharged his firearm at the Special Criminal Court after fearing for his life and that of a man he was restraining when a jeep was driven towards them at high speed. Owen Cummins, aged 41, of St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty to possessing a Beretta handgun and silencer on 6 September 2017 at Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8. The court heard that following intelligence of an active…