A Trinity College graduate and three men intercepted by armed gardaí outside the premises of a gun dealer have received sentences ranging from six to seven years for the possession of firearms and ammunition.

A Trinity College graduate and two men who were intercepted by armed gardaí outside the premises of a firearms dealer have been found guilty of the possession of handguns and ammunition.

A prominent member of socialist republican group Éirígí is one of four Dublin people who appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court this evening, charged with possessing two handguns and ammunition.