Five Dundalk men jailed for firearms offences

Five Dundalk men charged in connection with a planned punishment beating in the town were jailed by the Special Criminal Court today for possession of firearms for an unlawful purpose.

Dalton McKevitt (27) St Aubin's Road, Eoin Quigley (29) Oakland Park, Tony O'Hare (41) Marian Park, Alan Browne (36) Mountain Court and Niall Farrell (26) Cedarwood Park pleaded guilty to possession of a 12 gauge shotgun and 9mm semi-automatic pistol for an unlawful purpose at Nicholas Street, Dundalk on January 5, 2002.