Man jailed for gun replica

Armed gardaí rushed to Blarney St, in Cork City, when it was reported that a man was brandishing a firearm. They saw the armed man hide behind a parked car.

Det Garda Tony Devane testified, yesterday, that he pointed his legally held submachine gun at the man, who was kneeling behind the car, and shouted: “Armed gardaí, show me your hands.” Martin Long raised his hands over his head immediately and he was not holding anything.

Yesterday, he was sentenced to six months in prison for the offence on February 9, 2015.