Woman (27) pleads guilty to possession of guns and ammunition in Dublin
A 27-year-old mother has been released on continuing bail after she admitted being in possession of a firearms arsenal spread out over two locations in Dublin last year.
Sarah Jane Byrne, of Mangorton Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, appeared before the three-judge Special Criminal Court on Thursday where she pleaded guilty to five offences.
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Her barrister, Keith Spencer BL, told the court that Ms Byrne was dealing with addiction at the time of her arrest.
She has been attending a rehabilitation programme and is the mother of a ten-month-old child, he said.
He asked the court to order a probation report ahead of sentencing.
The Director of Public Prosecutions did not oppose bail.
Ms Justice Karen O'Connor set the sentencing hearing for October 20th this year and ordered a probation report.
Byrne pleaded guilty that on February 16th 2024 at Old Navan Road in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 she had in her possession or under control a 9mm Makarov semi-automatic pistol and ammunition in circumstances giving rise to a reasonable inference she did not have them for a lawful purpose.
On the same date, at her home address, she pleaded guilty to similar charges relating to possession of 27 rounds of Luger 9mm ammunition, a 12-gauge "over and under" sawn-off Beretta shotgun, and a Tokarev submachine gun.
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