Man: If I carry a gun gardaí will shoot me

A Co Cork man threatened to carry a shotgun on the city’s MacCurtain St in an attempt to get himself killed by drawing the fire of armed gardaí. He was remanded in custody.

Man: If I carry a gun gardaí will shoot me

Judge David Riordan gave a direction to prison authorities to have Jack Ahern, 20, medically examined. The judge also directed that the prison authorities would assist in the attempt by the defence to have a psychiatric report prepared.

Det Sgt Vincent O’Sullivan arrested Ahern and brought him before Judge David Riordan yesterday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, and applied to have bail revoked.

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