Gun-attack case witness cleared of firearms offence

An 18-year-old man who gave evidence in the trial of two cousins jailed for a gun attack with an AK47 assault rifle has been acquitted by a jury of a firearms offence.

Anthony O’Donovan, with an address at Cliona Park, Moyross, Limerick, had denied the unlawful possession of an M57 Tucker pistol at Canon Breen Park, Thomondgate, Limerick, on June 4, 2003.