Galway man jailed for possession of explosives
A Galway man has been jailed for five years at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today for possessing explosives and a gun.
Thomas Hughes (aged 40), of An Tuairin, Dublin Road, Tuam, pleaded guilty to the possession of a 6mm Flobert calibre Alfa Proj model revolver without a relevant firearms certificate at his home on January 26 last.