Mark Desmond found guilty in court today

The families of two murder victims clapped and cheered when a Central Criminal Court jury today found a 27-year-old Dublin guilty of firearms charges.

After deliberating for more than two hours, the jury unanimously convicted Mark Desmond, formally of Lally Road, Ballyfermot of unlawful possession of four guns and one shotgun cartridge with intent to endanger life between October 1, 1999 and February 17, 2000.