Jury finds Corkman guilty of possessing 220 live bullets

A JURY of 10 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.

Don Blaney, aged 51, of Cnoc Abhainn, Old Church Road, Passage West, Co Cork, pleaded not guilty to being in possession of 220 live rounds of assault rifle ammunition at his home on 18 February 2005. The jury took six hours to return their unanimous 11-1 verdict.

Judge Con Murphy remanded Blaney on bail to appear at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing on February 24, 2009.