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  1. planningPlanning Permission for retention of an extension to the rear of my house at Drumcliff
  2. courts'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai
  3. courtsGarda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him
  4. courts14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)
  5. courtsJail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai
  6. courtsGardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears
  7. courtsDublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer

Crime & Courts

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'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai

A member of an organised crime group has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to firearm offences. Owen Cummins, aged 41, from St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin, was convicted of possessing a Beretta handgun and silencer at Jamestown Road, Inchicore on 6 September 2017. The court heard that gardai, acting on intelligence of a planned attack in Ballyfermot…

Courts News Ireland report
03 Mar 2020 · Courts News Ireland
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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…

Courts News Ireland report
20 Jan 2020 · Courts News Ireland
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14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)

A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment for dangerous driving causing death at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. James Dingle, of Drumcliffe Road, Cabra, Dublin pleaded guilty to causing the death of Maureen Creaner, aged 92, on Navan Road, Cabra on 4 September 2016. The collision occurred as Mrs Creaner crossed the road to purchase a newspaper. Garda collision experts established Dingle was…

Courts News Ireland report
29 Mar 2019 · Courts News Ireland
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Jail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai

A Dublin man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, aged 29, from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty in June to the offence at Kylemore Way in Inchicore on 6 September 2017. The incident occurred during a confrontation with armed gardai in which an officer discharged seven rounds after a jeep…

Courts News Ireland report
31 Jul 2018 · Courts News Ireland
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Gardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears

A Dublin man pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer following an armed garda operation in September 2017. Andrew O'Keeffe, aged 29, from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, was arrested after gardai responded to intelligence regarding a firearm at Ballyfermot. During the incident, officers pursued a white van which fled at speed towards Inchicore. The vehicle…

Courts News Ireland report
24 Jul 2018 · Courts News Ireland
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Dublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer

A 28-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to unlawful possession of a firearm and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, with an address on Drumcliff Road in Cabra West, Dublin 7, admitted to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer at Kylemore Way in Ballyfermot on 6 September 2017. The three-judge court, presided over by Mr Justice Tony Hunt alongside Judge Patricia Ryan and Judge Michael…

Courts News Ireland report
13 Jun 2018 · Courts News Ireland

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Special Criminal Court 2020-03-03 Courts News Ireland

'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai

A member of an organised crime group has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to firearm offences. Owen Cummins, aged 41, from St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin, was convicted of possessing a Beretta handgun and...

Original CNI report
Special Criminal Court 2018-07-31 Courts News Ireland

Jail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai

A Dublin man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, aged 29, from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty in June to the offence at Kylemore Way in Inchicore...

Original CNI report
Special Criminal Court 2018-06-13 Courts News Ireland

Dublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer

A 28-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to unlawful possession of a firearm and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, with an address on Drumcliff Road in Cabra West, Dublin 7, admitted to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer at Kylemore Way in...

Original CNI report