Teen hid gun

A teenager who hid a semi-automatic pistol for people "more sinister than himself" to pay off a drug debt has been ordered to perform 150 hours community service in lieu of a two year jail term by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Karl Bowes (aged 18), of Clonshaugh Drive, Coolock, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of ‘ecstasy’ tablets at his home on April 17, 2004.