Dublin man jailed for pointing gun at gardaí

A Dublin man who aimed a sawn-off rifle at unmarked gardaí has been jailed for seven years for possessing the gun which he claimed he had to give his neighbours "a fright".

David Kavanagh (aged 30) said his "conscience" stopped him firing shots through his neighbours’ front window, minutes before he and his brother were approached by an unmarked patrol car at Cherry Orchard Parade, Ballyfermot in the early hours of November 11, 2007.