Ex-Sinn Féin candidate's son charged with gun offences

A son of a former Sinn Féin candidate in a Dáil by-election has appeared in court in connection with an incident in which shots were allegedly fired at a garda patrol car in a city housing estate.

Shane Shapland (aged 21) with an address at 141, Pineview Gardens, Moyross, is charged with possession of a double barrelled sawn-off shotgun at Ballygrennan Close, Moyross, on May 18, 2004.