Pistol matched bullets used in shooting

A pistol found buried in a woods 750 metres from a murder accused’s home was matched to the bullets used in the fatal shooting, a trial at the Central Criminal Court heard yesterday.

James ‘Jimmy’ Lammon aged 44, of Cardington Way, Athy, Co Kildare has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 22-year-old Jason Doogue in the Green Hills area of Athy on August 21, 2015.

The court has previously heard that Mr Doogue died after being shot three times by a masked and hooded gunman on a bicycle.