Jury sent home in gun transporting trial

A jury in the trial of a Sligo woman accused of transporting a gun for an organised crime gang has been sent home for the night after failing to reach a verdict.

Deirdre Moran (aged 25) of Glengar, Larkhill Road, Sligo, has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a Smith and Wesson .22 Long Rifle Revolver at the Lucan Bypass on the M4 on September 1, 2009.