I fear for people of Limerick, says garda

A GARDA told a court yesterday how he feared for the safety of the people of Limerick as two men were charged with possessing a Kalashnikov assault rifle.

Detective Inspector Jim Browne of Henry Street Garda Station was opposing bail in a case at Limerick District Court in which two 19-year-old men appeared on a firearms charge.

He told Judge Timothy Lucey he was opposed to bail because he feared for the people of Limerick and for the two men in court, Roy Woodland and Ross Cantillon.