Teen charged with gun possession in attempted robbery case

A teenager charged with possessing a sawn-off shotgun in connection with an attempted robbery at a post office in Finglas, in Dublin last week, has been further remanded in custody with consent to bail.

The 17-year-old boy was charged at the Dublin Children’s Court last week under the Firearms Act for possessing a sawn off double-barrel shotgun, at Collins Place, in Finglas, on December 2.