Gardaí have urged teenagers to think twice about the consequences of what they post on social media after concerns were raised in a Cork town when a youth put a picture of an airsoft gun online.

A sound operator on reality TV show Cops has been shot dead by police officers who opened fire during a robbery at a fast food restaurant.

A haul of almost 600 illegal and dangerous weapons has been seized by Customs this year, with an AK-47, a sub-machine gun, ninja-style throwing stars, and samurai swords among the most lethal.

A haul of almost 600 illegal and dangerous weapons has been seized by Customs this year, with an AK-47, a sub-machine gun, ninja-style throwing stars and samurai swords among the most lethal.

THERE needs to be tighter regulation of unlicensed air rifles to prevent them falling into the wrong hands.