A jury of ten women and two men returned a guilty verdict on the fifth day of the trial of a man accused of having 220 live bullets in a lunchbox in his house three years ago.

A MAN on trial for having ammunition at his home in Passage West, Co Cork, told a detective he had two particular bullets in a biscuit tin in his bedroom as an inspiration for the writing of crime novels.

A man was put on trial today on a charge of having 220 live rounds of assault rifle ammunition at his home in Passage West in Co Cork.

A Cork financial advisor who is accused of money-laundering - arising out of the investigation of the 2004 Northern Bank robbery - was back at Cork District Court today and remanded on continuing bail to appear again in a month’s time.