Former Dáil candidate's son pleads guilty of firearm possession

A son of a former Sinn Féin Dáil candidate has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with an incident in which shots were fired at a Garda patrol car.

Shane Shapland (aged 22) with an address at 141 Pineview Gardens, Moyross, Limerick, was appearing today before Judge Carroll Moran at Limerick Circuit Court.